[ ]
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Registration statement pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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Or |
[X]
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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
F OR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED M AY 31, 2006. |
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Or |
[ ]
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Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For the transition period from __________ to ___________. |
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Or |
[ ]
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Shell company report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Date of event requiring this shell company report ____________. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
Title of Each Class
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Name of Each Exchange On Which
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Common
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American Stock Exchange
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PART I
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ITEM
1.
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IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS
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ITEM
2.
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OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
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ITEM
3.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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ITEM
4.
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INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
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ITEM
4A.
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UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
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ITEM
5.
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OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
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ITEM
6.
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DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
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ITEM
7.
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MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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ITEM
8.
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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52 | |||||||||
ITEM
9.
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THE
OFFER AND LISTING
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ITEM
10.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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ITEM
11.
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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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ITEM
12.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
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PART II
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ITEM
13.
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DEFAULTS, DIVIDENDS, ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
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ITEM
14.
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MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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ITEM
15.
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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ITEM
16.
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[RESERVED]
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65 | |||||||||
ITEM
16A.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
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ITEM
16B.
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CODE
OF ETHICS
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ITEM
16C.
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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ITEM
16D.
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EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
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ITEM
16E.
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PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
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PART III
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ITEM
17.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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66 | |||||||||
ITEM
18.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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ITEM
19.
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EXHIBITS
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66 |
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our expectations regarding future financings; |
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our plans to conduct clinical trials; |
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our expectations regarding the progress and the successful and timely completion of the various stages of our drug discovery, preclinical and clinical studies and the regulatory approval process; |
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our plans to obtain partners to assist in the further development of our product candidates; and |
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our expectations with respect to existing and future corporate alliances and licensing transactions with third parties, and the receipt and timing of any payments to be made by us or to us in respect of such arrangements, and |
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our ability to obtain the substantial capital required to fund research and operations; |
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our lack of product revenues and history of operating losses; |
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our early stage of development, particularly the inherent risks and uncertainties associated with (i) developing new drug candidates generally, (ii) demonstrating the safety and efficacy of these drug candidates in clinical studies in humans, and (iii) obtaining regulatory approval to commercialize these drug candidates; |
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our drug candidates require time-consuming and costly preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approvals before commercialization; |
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clinical studies and regulatory approvals of our drug candidates are subject to delays, and may not be completed or granted on expected timetables, if at all, and such delays may increase our costs and could delay our ability to generate revenue; |
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the regulatory approval process; |
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the progress of our clinical trials; |
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our ability to find and enter into agreements with potential partners; |
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our ability to attract and retain key personnel; |
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our ability to obtain patent protection and protect our intellectual property rights; |
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our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and to not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others; |
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our ability to comply with applicable governmental regulations and standards; |
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development or commercialization of similar products by our competitors, many of which are more established and have greater financial resources than we do; |
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commercialization limitations imposed by intellectual property rights owned or controlled by third parties; |
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our business is subject to potential product liability and other claims; |
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our ability to maintain adequate insurance at acceptable costs; |
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further equity financing may substantially dilute the interests of our shareholders; |
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changing market conditions; and |
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other risks detailed from time-to-time in our ongoing quarterly filings, annual information forms, annual reports and annual filings with Canadian securities regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and those which are discussed under Item 3.D. Risk Factors. |
Item
1.
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Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors |
Item
2.
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Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable |
Item
3.
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Key Information |
A.
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Selected Financial Data |
(In
thousands, except per share data)
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Years Ended May 31,
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2006
1
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2005
1
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2004
1
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2003
1
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2002
1
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Period
From Inception 2 |
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In accordance
with Canadian GAAP
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Revenue
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$ | 26 | $ | 6 | $ | 608 | $ | 66 | $ | | $ | 706 | |||||||||||||||
Research and
development
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$ | 10,237 | $ | 14,394 | $ | 26,785 | $ | 12,550 | $ | 8,659 | $ | 110,475 | |||||||||||||||
General and
administrative
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$ | 4,334 | $ | 5,348 | $ | 4,915 | $ | 4,290 | $ | 4,867 | $ | 47,475 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
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$ | 16,550 | $ | 21,782 | $ | 32,148 | $ | 17,855 | $ | 15,482 | $ | 173,610 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | 17,909 | $ | 22,062 | $ | 30,301 | $ | 16,634 | $ | 13,487 | $ | 164,552 | |||||||||||||||
Basic and
diluted loss per share
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$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||
In accordance
with US GAAP
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Net loss
3
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$ | 16,388 | $ | 20,298 | $ | 30,301 | $ | 16,634 | $ | 13,487 | |||||||||||||||||
Basic and
diluted loss per share
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$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.09 |
(In Thousands)
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As at May 31,
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2006
1
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2005
1
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2004
1
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2003
1
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2002
1
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I
n accordance
with Canadian GAAP
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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$ | 2,692 | $ | 2,776 | $ | 1,071 | $ | 905 | $ | 1,165 | |||||||||||||
Short-term
investments
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$ | 5,627 | $ | 18,683 | $ | 25,657 | $ | 24,219 | $ | 36,657 | |||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses
and other assets
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$ | 515 | $ | 1,126 | $ | 1,697 | $ | 1,104 | $ | 1,195 | |||||||||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 11,461 | $ | 27,566 | $ | 34,424 | $ | 34,255 | $ | 47,572 | |||||||||||||
Total
debt
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$ | 14,017 | $ | 14,300 | $ | 5,825 | $ | 5,360 | $ | 3,432 | |||||||||||||
Total
shareholders equity
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$ | (2,556 | ) | $ | 13,266 | $ | 28,599 | $ | 28,895 | $ | 44,140 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average
number of common shares outstanding
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173,523 | 172,112 | 171,628 | 144,590 | 143,480 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid
on common shares
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In accordance
with US GAAP
3
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Total
assets
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$ | 11,625 | $ | 27,838 | $ | 34,424 | $ | 34,255 | $ | 47,572 | |||||||||||||
Total
debt
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$ | 17,277 | $ | 18,040 | $ | 5,825 | $ | 5,360 | $ | 3,432 | |||||||||||||
Total
shareholders equity
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$ | (5,652 | ) | $ | 9,798 | $ | 28,599 | $ | 28,895 | $ | 44,140 |
1
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Changes in accounting polices: | |
(a) |
Stock based compensation: Effective June 1, 2004, the Company adopted the fair value method of accounting for stock options granted to employees on or after June 1, 2002 as required by the amended CICA Handbook Section 3870, Stock-Based Compensation and Other Stock-Based Payments. The change was adopted retroactively without restatement as permitted under the revised section. |
2
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Period from inception September 5, 1986 to May 31, 2006 |
3
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The significant differences between the line items under Canadian
GAAP and those as determined under U.S. GAAP arise primarily from:
There were no significant differences between Canadian and US GAAP during the years ended May 2002, 2003 and 2004. |
Period
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Average
Close |
High
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Low
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October,
2006
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1.1283 | 1.1415 | 1.1146 | |||||||||||
September,
2006
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1.1165 | 1.1289 | 1.1035 | |||||||||||
August,
2006
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1.1189 | 1.1373 | 1.104 | |||||||||||
July,
2006
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1.1296 | 1.145 | 1.105 | |||||||||||
June,
2006
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1.1139 | 1.129 | 1.0963 | |||||||||||
May,
2006
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1.1093 | 1.1132 | 1.1055 | |||||||||||
Fiscal Year
Ended May 31, 2006
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1.1701 | 1.246 | 1.0948 | |||||||||||
Fiscal Year
Ended May 31, 2005
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1.2551 | 1.378 | 1.1746 | |||||||||||
Fiscal Year
Ended May 31, 2004
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1.3423 | 1.418 | 1.2683 | |||||||||||
Fiscal Year
Ended May 31, 2003
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1.5245 | 1.601 | 1.3438 | |||||||||||
Fiscal Year
Ended May 31, 2002
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1.5697 | 1.618 | 1.5069 |
B.
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Capitalization and Indebtedness |
C.
|
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds |
D.
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Risk Factors |
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engage in equity financings that would be dilutive to current shareholders; |
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delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our development programs; |
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obtain funds through arrangements with collaborators or others that may require us to relinquish rights to technologies, product candidates or products that we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize ourselves; or |
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license rights to technologies, product candidates or products on terms that are less favorable to us than might otherwise be available. |
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there may be delays in scale-up to quantities needed for clinical trials and commercial launch or failure to manufacture such quantities to our specifications, or to deliver such quantities on the dates we require; |
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our current and future manufacturers are subject to ongoing, periodic, unannounced inspection by the FDA and corresponding Canadian and international regulatory authorities for compliance with strictly enforced cGMP regulations and similar standards, and we do not have control over our contract manufacturers compliance with these regulations and standards; |
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our current and future manufacturers may not be able to comply with applicable regulatory requirements, which would prohibit them from manufacturing products for us; |
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if we need to change to other commercial manufacturing contractors, the FDA and comparable foreign regulators must approve these contractors prior to our use, which would require new testing and compliance inspections, and the new manufacturers would have to be educated in, or themselves develop substantially equivalent processes necessary for the production or our products; and |
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our manufacturers might not be able to fulfill our commercial needs, which would require us to seek new manufacturing arrangements and may result in substantial delays in meeting market demand. |
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announcements concerning the results or clinical trials for our drug candidates; |
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the progress of our and our collaborators clinical trials, including our and our collaborators ability to produce clinical supplies of our product candidates on a timely basis and in sufficient quantities to meet our clinical trial requirements; |
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announcements of technological innovations or new product candidates by us, our collaborators or our competitors; |
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announcements concerning our competitors or the life sciences industry in general; |
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fluctuations in our operating results; |
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published reports by securities analysts; |
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developments in patent or other intellectual property rights; |
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publicity concerning discovery and development activities by our licensees; |
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the cash and short term investments held us and our ability to secure future financing; |
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public concern as to the safety and efficacy of drugs that we and our competitors develop; |
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governmental regulation and changes in medical and pharmaceutical product reimbursement policies; and |
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general market conditions. |
Item
4.
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Information on the Company |
A.
|
History and development of the Company |
B.
|
Business Overview |
C.
|
Organizational Structure |
D.
|
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Item
4A.
|
Unresolved Staff Comments |
Item
5.
|
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects |
A.
|
Operating Results |
Years Ended May 31
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2006
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|
2005
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2004
|
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REVENUE
|
$ | 26 | $ | 6 | $ | 608 | |||||||||
EXPENSES
|
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Cost of
sales
|
3 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||
Research and
development
|
10,237 | 14,394 | 26,785 | ||||||||||||
General and
administrative
|
4,334 | 5,348 | 4,915 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
1,205 | 1,475 | | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
771 | 564 | 420 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
16,550 | 21,782 | 32,148 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
882 | 300 | | ||||||||||||
Accretion in
carrying value of secured convertible debentures
|
790 | 426 | | ||||||||||||
Amortization of
deferred financing charges
|
87 | 84 | | ||||||||||||
Interest income
|
(374 | ) | (524 | ) | (1,239 | ) | |||||||||
Loss for the period
|
17,909 | 22,062 | 30,301 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per common share
|
$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.18 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per
share
|
173,523 | 172,112 | 171,628 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets
|
$ | 11,461 | $ | 27,566 | $ | 34,424 | |||||||||
Total Long-term liabilities
|
$ | 11,002 | $ | 10,212 | $ | |
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Fiscal 2006
Quarter Ended |
|
Fiscal 2005
Quarter Ended |
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(Amounts in 000s except for per
common share data) |
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|
|
May 31,
2006 |
|
Feb. 28,
2006 |
|
Nov. 30,
2005 |
|
Aug. 31,
2005 |
|
May 31,
2005 |
|
Feb. 28,
2005 |
|
Nov. 30,
2004 |
|
Aug. 31,
2004 |
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Revenue
|
$ | 14 | $ | 5 | $ | 6 | $ | 1 | $ | | $ | 3 | $ | 1 | $ | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Research and
development
|
1,353 | 2,296 | 2,631 | 3,957 | 2,332 | 3,175 | 3,838 | 5,049 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and
administrative
|
730 | 909 | 1,619 | 1,076 | 1,506 | 1,484 | 1,333 | 1,025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
(2,970 | ) | (4,095 | ) | (5,102 | ) | (5,742 | ) | (4,598 | ) | (5,274 | ) | (5,945 | ) | (6,245 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic and
diluted net loss per share
|
$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||
Cash used in
operating activities
|
$ | (1,940 | ) | $ | (3,956 | ) | $ | (2,360 | ) | $ | (4,809 | ) | $ | (3,789 | ) | $ | (4,106 | ) | $ | (4,966 | ) | $ | (5,860 | ) |
B.
|
Liquidity and capital resources |
C.
|
Research and development, patents and licenses, etc. |
D.
|
Trend information |
E.
|
Off-balance sheet arrangements |
F.
|
Tabular disclosure of contractual obligations |
(Amounts in 000s)
|
Less than 1 year
|
1-3 years
|
4-5 years
|
5+ years
|
Total
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Operating
leases
|
139 | 126 | | | 265 | |||||||||||||||||
Convertible
Debentures
1
|
| | 15,000 | | 15,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Total
|
139 | 126 | 15,000 | | 15,265 |
Item
6.
|
Directors, Senior Management and Employees |
A.
|
Directors and Senior Management |
Name, Province/State and
Country of Residence |
Position
|
Director or Officer Since
|
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J
.
K
EVIN
B
UCHI
(1) (3)
Pennsylvania, United States |
Director
|
December
2002
|
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D
ONALD
W
.
P
ATERSON
(1)(3)
Ontario, Canada |
Director
|
July
1991
|
||||||||
A
LAN
S
TEIGROD
(2)
Florida, United States |
Director
|
May
2001
|
||||||||
G
RAHAM
S
TRACHAN
(1)(3)(4)
Ontario, Canada |
Chairman, Director
|
May
2001
|
D
R.
J
IM
W
RIGHT
Ontario, Canada |
Former President and Chief
Executive Officer, Director |
October
1999
|
||||||||
G
EORG
L
UDWIG
(2)
Eschen, Liechtenstein |
Director
|
September
2006
|
||||||||
D
R.
M
ICHAEL
M
OORE
(2)
Surrey, United Kingdom |
Director
|
September
2006
|
||||||||
D
R.
A
IPING
Y
OUNG
(4)
Ontario, Canada |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
|
October
1999
|
||||||||
E
LIZABETH
W
ILLIAMS
Ontario, Canada |
Director of Finance and Acting Chief Financial Officer
|
November
2005
|
(1)
|
Member of Audit Committee. |
(2)
|
Member of the Compensation Committee. |
(3)
|
Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. |
(4)
|
Member of Environment, Health and Safety Committee. |
Board Member
|
|
|
|
Company
|
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim A.
Wright
|
|
|||||
Graham
Strachan
|
Amorfix Biotechnologies Inc.
Ibex Technologies Inc. |
|||||
J. Kevin
Buchi
|
Encysive Pharmaceuticals
Celator Pharmaceuticals |
|||||
Donald
Peterson
|
ANGOSS Software Corporation
NewGrowth Inc. Homeserve Technologies Inc. Utility Corporation |
|||||
Alan
Steigrod
|
Sepracor Inc.
Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
|||||
Michael
Moore
|
|
|||||
George
Ludwig
|
|
B.
|
Compensation |
|
Annual Compensation
|
Long-Term
Compensation Awards |
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Name and Principal
Position |
Fiscal
Year |
Salary
($) |
Bonus
($) |
Other Annual
Compensation ($) |
Securities
Under Options/ SARs Granted (#) (1) |
All Other
Compensation ($) |
||||||||||||||||||||
D
R.
J
IM
A
.
W
RIGHT
(4)
|
2006 | 345,442 | 53,000 | Nil | 947,500 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Former President
and Chief
|
2005 | 313,586 | 95,760 | Nil | 228,000 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer
|
2004 | 285,000 | 102,600 | Nil | 570,000 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
D
R.
A
IPING
Y
OUNG
(4)
|
2006 | 259,692 | 32,000 | Nil | 1,194,144 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
President and
Chief
|
2005 | 222,697 | 46,125 | Nil | 250,000 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer
|
2004 | 197,945 | 45,390 | Nil | 225,000 | Nil |
M
S.
E
LIZABETH
W
ILLIAMS
(2)
|
2006 | 88,631 | 7,000 | Nil | 228,035 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Director of
Finance, Acting
|
2005 | 84,163 | 7,990 | Nil | 52,388 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial
Officer
|
2004 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
M
R.
P
AUL
V
AN
D
AMME
(3)
|
2006 | 110,813 | 11,000 | Nil | Nil | 74,633 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Former Chief
Financial
|
2005 | 152,654 | 35,030 | Nil | 202,500 | 37,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Officer
|
2004 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Plan Category
|
# of Common Shares
to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options |
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options |
# of Common Shares
remaining available for future issuance under the equity compensation plans |
|||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plans
approved by Shareholders
(1)
|
10,300,000 | $ | 0.70 | 7,832,390 | ||||||||||
Plans not
approved by Shareholders
|
| | | |||||||||||
Total
|
10,300,000 | $ | 0.70 | 7,832,390 |
(1)
|
This includes options granted and reserved for issuance pursuant to our amended 1993 Stock Option Plan, amended 2003 Stock Option Plan and our Alternate Compensation Plan. |
Name and
Principal Position |
|
|
|
Securities
Under Options/SARs Granted (#) (1) |
|
% of Total
Options/SARs Granted to Employees in Financial Year (%) |
|
Exercise or
Base Price ($/Security) |
|
Market Value
of Securities Underlying Options/SARs on the Date of Grant ($/Security) |
|
Expiration
Date |
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D
R.
J
IM
A
.
W
RIGHT
(5)
|
300,000 | (2) | 2.08 | 0.78 | 0.78 | July 19, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
Former President
and Chief
|
807,500 | (3) | 12.01 | 0.30 | 0.30 | Oct. 10, 2010 to | ||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer
|
July 19, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D
R.
A
IPING
Y
OUNG
(5)
|
208,333 | (2) | 3.10 | 0.78 | 0.78 | July 19, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
President and
Chief
|
75,000 | (4) | 1.12 | 0.78 | 0.78 | July 19, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer
|
50,000 | 0.74 | 0.26 | 0.26 | Nov. 30, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
|
50,000 | 0.74 | 0.30 | 0.30 | Jan. 5, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
|
200,000 | (2) | 2.98 | 0.30 | 0.30 | Jan. 5, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
|
610,811 | (3) | 9.09 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
Oct. 10, 2010 to
July 19, 2015 |
||||||||||||||||
M
S.
E
LIZABETH
W
ILLIAMS
|
54,487 | (4) | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.78 | July 19, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
Director of
Finance, Acting
|
50,000 | 0.74 | 0.26 | 0.26 | Nov. 30, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial
Officer
|
50,000 | 0.74 | 0.30 | 0.30 | Jan. 5, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
|
20,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | Jan. 5, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
|
53,548 | (3) | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
July 20, 2014 to
July 19, 2015 |
||||||||||||||||
M
R.
P
AUL
V
AN
D
AMME
|
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | |||||||||||||||||
Former Chief
Financial
Officer |
(1)
|
Options granted are net of forfeitures. |
(2)
|
These options are incentive options granted to certain Named Executive Officers to purchase common shares. The options vest immediately upon the attainment of specific undertakings; failing to achieve the undertakings will result in forfeiture on the specified deadline. |
(3)
|
These options were granted as an incentive to senior management. Options granted represented 50% of the options held by the individual prior to January 6, 2006. |
(4)
|
These options were granted on July 20, 2005 in respect of corporate and personal performance during the year ended May 31, 2006. The options vest on the basis of 50% on the first anniversary and 25% on the second and third anniversaries of the date of granting. |
(5)
|
On September 21, 2006 Dr. Wright stepped down as Lorus President and Chief Executive Officer and was replaced by Dr. Aiping Young, the Companys Chief Operating Officer. The 2006 option amounts relate to Dr. |
|
Wrights performance as the Companys President and Chief Operating Officer and Dr. Youngs performance as the Companys Chief Operating Officer. |
Financial Year and Financial Year-End Option/SAR Values
Name
|
|
|
|
Securities
Acquired on Exercise (#) |
|
Aggregate
Value Realized ($) |
|
Unexercised
Options/SARs at May 31, 2006 (#) Exercisable/ Unexercisable |
|
Value of
Unexercised in-the-Money Options/SARs at May 31, 2006 ($) Exercisable/ Unexercisable |
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D
R.
J
IM
A
.
W
RIGHT
Former President and Chief Executive Officer |
Nil | Nil |
2,310,000/112,500
|
38,500/1,875
|
||||||||||||||
D
R.
A
IPING
Y
OUNG
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Nil | Nil |
1,644,941/487,500
|
29,228/19,812
|
||||||||||||||
M
S.
E
LIZABETH
W
ILLIAMS
Acting Chief Financial Officer |
Nil | Nil |
39,921/241,022
|
655/10,817
|
||||||||||||||
M
R.
P
AUL
V
AN
D
AMME
Former Chief Financial Officer |
Nil | Nil |
Nil
|
Nil
|
C.
|
Board Practices |
Audit
Committee:
|
J. Kevin Buchi,
Donald W. Paterson and Graham Strachan
|
|||||
Compensation
Committee:
|
Alan Steigrod,
Georg Ludwig and Michael Moore
|
|||||
Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee:
|
Donald W.
Paterson, Graham Strachan and J. Kevin Buchi
|
|||||
Environment, Health and
Safety Committee:
|
Graham Strachan
and Dr. Aiping Young
|
(a)
|
serves as an independent and objective party to monitor the integrity of our financial reporting process and systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting, and legal compliance, including the review of our financial statements, MD&A and annual and interim results; |
(b)
|
identifies and monitors the management of the principal risks that could impact our financial reporting; |
(c)
|
monitors the independence and performance of our independent auditors, including the pre-approval of all audit fees and all permitted non-audit services; |
(d)
|
provides an avenue of communication among the independent auditors, management, and our board of directors; and |
(e)
|
encourages continuous improvement of, and foster adherence to, our policies, procedures and practices at all levels. |
D.
|
Employees |
E.
|
Share Ownership |
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned |
Percentage of
Shares Outstanding |
|||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim A.
Wright
|
4,428,521 | 2.12 | % | |||||||
Aiping H.
Young
|
14,340 | 0.00 | % | |||||||
Elizabeth
Williams
|
6,852 | 0.00 | % | |||||||
Michael
Moore
|
Nil | 0.00 | % | |||||||
Georg
Ludwig*
|
29,090,000 | 13.92 | % | |||||||
Donald
Paterson
|
125,260 | 0.06 | % | |||||||
Graham
Strachan
|
10,000 | 0.00 | % | |||||||
Alan
Steigrod
|
Nil | 0.00 | % | |||||||
Kevin Buchi
|
50,000 | 0.02 | % | |||||||
All directors and executive officers as a group (seven persons)
|
33,724,973 | 16.14 | % |
*
|
Mr. Ludwig is affiliated with HighTech in his capacity as managing director. |
Item
7.
|
Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions |
A.
|
Major Shareholders |
B.
|
Related Party Transactions |
C.
|
Interests of Experts and Counsel |
Item
8.
|
Financial Information |
A.
|
Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information |
B.
|
Significant Changes |
Item
9.
|
The Offer and Listing |
A.
|
Offer and Listing details |
American Stock Exchange/Amex
(US$) |
Toronto Stock Exchange/TSX
(CDN$) |
||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Five most recent full fiscal years:
|
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||||||||||||
Year ended
May 31, 2006
|
0.79 | 0.19 | 0.92 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended
May 31, 2005
|
0.70 | 0.45 | 0.94 | 0.57 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended
May 31, 2004
|
1.09 | 0.60 | 1.47 | 0.83 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended
May 31, 2003
|
1.40 | 0.18 | 2.04 | 0.31 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended
May 31, 2002
|
1.16 | 0.41 | 1.80 | 0.63 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended
May 31, 2006
|
0.79 | 0.19 | 0.92 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
May 31, 2006
|
0.36 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.34 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
February 28, 2006
|
0.42 | 0.19 | 0.49 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
November 30, 2005
|
0.79 | 0.22 | 0.92 | 0.25 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
August 31, 2005
|
0.68 | 0.55 | 0.84 | 0.60 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended
May 31, 2005
|
0.70 | 0.45 | 0.94 | 0.57 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
May 31, 2005
|
0.68 | 0.55 | 0.94 | 0.58 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
February 28, 2005
|
0.70 | 0.46 | 0.88 | 0.66 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
November 30, 2004
|
0.69 | 0.55 | 0.86 | 0.57 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter ended
August 31, 2004
|
0.69 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 0.67 |
October
2006
|
0.27 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||||
September
2006
|
0.31 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.28 | ||||||||||||||
August
2006
|
0.34 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
July
2006
|
0.32 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.28 | ||||||||||||||
June
2006
|
0.33 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.31 | ||||||||||||||
May
2006
|
0.35 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.34 |
B.
|
Plan of Distribution |
C.
|
Markets |
D.
|
Selling Shareholders |
E.
|
Dilution |
F.
|
Expense of the Issue |
Item
10.
|
Additional Information |
A.
|
Share Capital |
B.
|
Articles of Incorporation and By-laws |
|
limitations on share ownership; |
|
provisions of the Articles or by-laws that would have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of our company; |
|
by-law provisions that govern the ownership threshold above which stockholder ownership must be disclosed; and |
|
conditions imposed by the Articles or by-laws governing changes in capital, but Alberta law requires any changes to the terms of share capital be approved by 66b% of the shares represented by proxy or in person at a stockholders meeting convened for that purpose at which a quorum exists. |
C.
|
Material Contracts |
D.
|
Exchange Controls |
E.
|
Taxation |
|
at any time within the 60-month period immediately preceding the disposition or deemed disposition, the Holder, persons not dealing at arms length with the Holder, or the Holder together with such non-arms length persons, owned 25% or more of the issued shares of any class or series of the Companys capital stock; |
|
the Holder was formerly resident in Canada and, upon ceasing to be a Canadian resident, elected under the ITA to have the Common Shares deemed to be taxable Canadian property; or |
|
the Holders Common Shares were acquired in a tax deferred exchange in consideration for property that was itself taxable Canadian property. |
F.
|
Dividends and Paying Agents |
G.
|
Statement by Experts |
H.
|
Documents on Display |
I.
|
Subsidiary Information |
Item
11.
|
Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
Item
12.
|
Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities |
Item
13.
|
Defaults, Dividends, Arrearages and Delinquencies |
Item
14.
|
Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds |
Item
15.
|
Controls and Procedures |
(a)
|
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures |
(b)
|
Managements annual report on internal control over financial reporting |
(c)
|
Attestation report of the independent registered public accounting firm |
(d)
|
Changes in internal controls |
Item
16.
|
[Reserved] |
Item
16A.
|
Audit Committee Financial Expert |
Item
16B.
|
Code of Ethics |
Item
16C.
|
Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Audit
Fees
|
$ | 198,500 | $ | 167,326 | ||||||
Audit-Related
Fees
|
| | ||||||||
Tax
Fees
|
$ | 13,100 | $ | 24,400 | ||||||
All Other
Fees
|
| | ||||||||
Total
|
$ | 211,600 | $ | 191,726 |
Item
16D.
|
Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees |
Item
16E.
|
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers |
Item
17.
|
Financial Statements |
Page
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managements
Responsibility for Financial Reporting
|
F-1
|
|||||
Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
|||||
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2006 and 2005
|
F-3
|
|||||
Consolidated
Statements of Loss and Deficit for the years ended May 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
F-4
|
|||||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended May 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
F-5
|
|||||
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-6
|
Item
18.
|
Financial Statements |
Item
19.
|
Exhibits |
13.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
|
By:
|
/s/ Aiping H. Young
Name: Aiping H. Young Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Date: November 21, 2006 |
By:
|
/s/ Elizabeth Williams
Name: Elizabeth Williams Title: Director of Finance and Acting Chief Financial Officer Date: November 21, 2006 |
/s/ Aiping H.
Young
|
/s/ Elizabeth
Williams
|
|||||||||
Aiping H.
Young
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Elizabeth
Williams
Director of Finance (Acting Chief Financial Officer) |
(amounts in Canadian 000s)
|
As at
May 31, 2006 |
As at
May 31, 2005 |
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASSETS
|
||||||||||
Current
|
||||||||||
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$ | 2,692 | $ | 2,776 | ||||||
Short-term
investments (note 5)
|
5,627 | 18,683 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
515 | 1,126 | ||||||||
|
8,834 | 22,585 | ||||||||
Long-term
|
||||||||||
Fixed assets
(note 6)
|
885 | 1,581 | ||||||||
Deferred
financing charges (note 13)
|
481 | 568 | ||||||||
Goodwill
|
606 | 606 | ||||||||
Acquired patents and licenses (note 7)
|
655 | 2,226 | ||||||||
|
2,627 | 4,981 | ||||||||
|
$ | 11,461 | $ | 27,566 | ||||||
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||
Current
|
||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 555 | $ | 1,069 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities
|
2,460 | 3,019 | ||||||||
|
3,015 | 4,088 | ||||||||
Long-term
|
||||||||||
Secured
convertible debentures (note 13)
|
11,002 | 10,212 | ||||||||
|
||||||||||
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
|
||||||||||
Share capital
(note 8)
|
||||||||||
Common
shares
|
145,001 | 144,119 | ||||||||
Equity
portion of secured convertible debentures (note 13)
|
3,814 | 3,814 | ||||||||
Stock options
(note 8 (c))
|
4,525 | 4,252 | ||||||||
Contributed
surplus (note 8 (b))
|
7,665 | 6,733 | ||||||||
Warrants
|
991 | 991 | ||||||||
Deficit accumulated during development stage
|
(164,552 | ) | (146,643 | ) | ||||||
|
(2,556 | ) | 13,266 | |||||||
|
$ | 11,461 | $ | 27,566 |
(amounts in Canadian 000s except for per common
share data)
|
Years Ended May 31
|
|||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
Period
from inception Sept. 5, 1986 to May 31, 2006 |
||||||||
REVENUE
|
$ | 26 | $ | 6 | $ | 608 | $ | 706 | ||||||||||
EXPENSES
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cost of
sales
|
3 | 1 | 28 | 87 | ||||||||||||||
Research and
development (note 11)
|
10,237 | 14,394 | 26,785 | 110,475 | ||||||||||||||
General and
administrative
|
4,334 | 5,348 | 4,915 | 47,475 | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation (note 9)
|
1,205 | 1,475 | | 6,750 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization (note 6)
|
771 | 564 | 420 | 8,823 | ||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
16,550 | 21,782 | 32,148 | 173,610 | ||||||||||||||
Interest
expense (note 13)
|
882 | 300 | | 1,182 | ||||||||||||||
Accretion in
carrying value of secured convertible debentures (note 13)
|
790 | 426 | | 1,216 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred financing charges
|
87 | 84 | | 171 | ||||||||||||||
Interest income
|
(374 | ) | (524 | ) | (1,239 | ) | (10,921 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss for the period
|
17,909 | 22,062 | 30,301 | 164,552 | ||||||||||||||
Deficit,
beginning of period
|
146,643 | 121,804 | 91,503 | | ||||||||||||||
Impact of change in accounting for stock options
|
| 2,777 | | | ||||||||||||||
Deficit, beginning of period (as restated)
|
146,643 | 124,581 | 91,503 | | ||||||||||||||
Deficit, end of period
|
$ | 164,552 | $ | 146,643 | $ | 121,804 | $ | 164,552 | ||||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per common share
|
$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.18 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per
share
|
173,523 | 172,112 | 171,628 |
(amounts in Canadian 000s)
|
Years Ended May 31
|
|||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
Period
from inception Sept. 5, 1986 to May 31, 2006 |
||||||||
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||||||||
Loss for the
period
|
$ | (17,909 | ) | $ | (22,062 | ) | $ | (30,301 | ) | $ | (164,552 | ) | ||||||
Add items not
requiring a current outlay of cash:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation (note 9)
|
1,205 | 1,475 | | 6,750 | ||||||||||||||
Interest
expense (note 13)
|
882 | 300 | | 1,182 | ||||||||||||||
Accretion in
carrying value of secured convertible debentures (note 13)
|
790 | 426 | | 1,216 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred financing charges (note 13)
|
87 | 84 | | 171 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization (note 6)
|
2,342 | 2,260 | 2,123 | 20,729 | ||||||||||||||
Other
|
| (38 | ) | 245 | 707 | |||||||||||||
Net change in non-cash working capital balances related to operations (note 12)
|
(462 | ) | (1,166 | ) | (129 | ) | 1,592 | |||||||||||
Cash used in operating activities
|
(13,065 | ) | (18,721 | ) | (28,062 | ) | (132,205 | ) | ||||||||||
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||||||||
Maturity
(purchase) of short-term investments, net
|
13,056 | 6,974 | (1,438 | ) | (5,627 | ) | ||||||||||||
Business
acquisition, net of cash received
|
| | | (539 | ) | |||||||||||||
Acquired
patents and licenses
|
| | | (715 | ) | |||||||||||||
Additions to
fixed assets
|
(75 | ) | (599 | ) | (383 | ) | (6,049 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash proceeds on sale of fixed assets
|
| | | 348 | ||||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
12,981 | 6,375 | (1,821 | ) | (12,582 | ) | ||||||||||||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of
debentures, net
|
| 12,948 | | 12,948 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of
warrants, net
|
| 991 | 4,537 | 37,405 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of
common shares
|
| 112 | 25,512 | 97,371 | ||||||||||||||
Additions to deferred financing charges
|
| | | (245 | ) | |||||||||||||
Cash provided by financing activities
|
| 14,051 | 30,049 | 147,479 | ||||||||||||||
(Decrease)
increase in cash and cash equivalents during the period
|
(84 | ) | 1,705 | 166 | 2,692 | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
2,776 | 1,071 | 905 | | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$ | 2,692 | $ | 2,776 | $ | 1,071 | $ | 2,692 |
1.
|
Basis of presentation |
2.
|
Significant accounting policies |
Furniture and
equipment
|
straight line over three to five years |
Leasehold
improvements
|
straight line over the lease term |
3.
|
Changes in accounting policy |
4.
|
Corporate changes |
5.
|
Short term investments |
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
Less than
one year maturities |
|
Greater than
one year maturities |
|
Total
|
|
Yield to
maturity |
|||||||||
Fixed income
government investments
|
$ | 2,838 | $ | | $ | 2,838 | 3.553.64% | ||||||||||||
Corporate instruments
|
2,789 | | 2,789 | 3.463.87% | |||||||||||||||
Balance
|
$ | 5,627 | $ | | $ | 5,627 |
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
Less than
one year maturities |
|
Greater than
one year maturities |
|
Total
|
|
Yield to
maturity |
|||||||||
Fixed income
government investments
|
$ | 3,229 | $ | | $ | 3,229 | 2.37 | % | |||||||||||
Corporate instruments
|
15,454 | | 15,454 | 1.952.71% | |||||||||||||||
Balance
|
$ | 18,683 | $ | | $ | 18,683 |
6.
|
Fixed assets |
2006
|
|
||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization |
|
Carrying
Value |
|||||||
Furniture and
equipment
|
$ | 2,650 | $ | 2,136 | $ | 514 | |||||||||
Leasehold improvements
|
908 | 537 | 371 | ||||||||||||
Balance
|
$ | 3,558 | $ | 2,673 | $ | 885 |
2005
|
|
||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization |
|
Carrying
Value |
|||||||
Furniture and
equipment
|
$ | 2,575 | $ | 1,517 | $ | 1,058 | |||||||||
Leasehold improvements
|
908 | 385 | $ | 523 | |||||||||||
Balance
|
$ | 3,483 | $ | 1,902 | $ | 1,581 |
7.
|
Acquired patents and Licenses |
As at May 31 (amounts in 000s)
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cost
|
$ | 12,228 | $ | 12,228 | ||||||
Accumulated amortization
|
(11,573 | ) | (10,002 | ) | ||||||
Balance
|
$ | 655 | $ | 2,226 |
8.
|
Share capital |
(a)
|
Continuity of Common Shares and Warrants |
(amounts and units in 000s)
|
Common Shares
|
Warrants
|
|||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
Amount
|
|
Number
|
|
Amount
|
|||||||||
Balance at May 31, 2003
|
145,285 | $ | 119,438 | | $ | | |||||||||||||
Share
issuance
|
26,220 | 24,121 | 13,110 | 4,325 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of
stock options
|
289 | 171 | | | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
| (60 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||
Balance at May 31, 2004
|
171,794 | 143,670 | 13,110 | 4,325 | |||||||||||||||
Interest payment
(note 13)
|
421 | 300 | | | |||||||||||||||
Issuance under
ACP (note 8 (d))
|
50 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
Exercise of
stock options
|
276 | 112 | | | |||||||||||||||
Convertible
debentures (note 13)
|
| | 3,000 | 991 | |||||||||||||||
Warrants expired unexercised (note 8 (e))
|
| | (13,110 | ) | (4,325 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance at May 31, 2005
|
172,541 | $ | 144,119 | 3,000 | $ | 991 | |||||||||||||
Interest payment (note 13)
|
2,153 | 882 | | | |||||||||||||||
Balance at May 31, 2006
|
174,694 | $ | 145,001 | 3,000 | $ | 991 |
(b)
|
Contributed Surplus |
As at May 31 (amounts in 000s)
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beginning of
year
|
$ | 6,733 | $ | 1,003 | $ | 1,003 | ||||||||
Forfeiture of
stock options
|
932 | | | |||||||||||
Expiry of
warrants (note 8 e)
|
| 4,325 | | |||||||||||
Expiry of compensation options (note 8 e)
|
| 1,405 | | |||||||||||
End of year
|
$ | 7,665 | $ | 6,733 | $ | 1,003 |
(c)
|
Continuity of Stock Options |
As at May 31
(amounts in 000s)
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beginning of the
year
|
$ | 4,252 | $ | 2,777 | $ | | ||||||||
Stock option
expense
|
1,205 | 1,475 | | |||||||||||
Forfeiture of stock options
|
(932 | ) | | | ||||||||||
End of year
|
$ | 4,525 | $ | 4,252 | $ | |
(d)
|
Alternate Compensation Plans (ACP) |
(e)
|
Share Issuance |
(f)
|
Employee share purchase plan (ESPP) |
9.
|
Stock-Based Compensation |
(a)
|
Stock Option Plan |
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
Options
(000s) |
|
Weighted
average exercise price |
|
Options
(000s) |
|
Weighted
average exercise price |
|
Options
(000s) |
|
Weighted
average exercise price |
|||||||||||||
Outstanding at
beginning of year
|
8,035 | $ | 0.96 | 6,372 | $ | 1.05 | 5,378 | $ | 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Granted
|
6,721 | $ | 0.58 | 3,173 | $ | 0.77 | 2,629 | $ | 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercised
|
| | (276 | ) | $ | 0.40 | (289 | ) | $ | 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(4,456 | ) | $ | 0.83 | (1,234 | ) | $ | 1.05 | (1,346 | ) | $ | 1.29 | |||||||||||||||
Outstanding at end of year
|
10,300 | $ | 0.70 | 8,035 | $ | 0.96 | 6,372 | $ | 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable at end of year
|
6,714 | $ | 0.79 | 4,728 | $ | 1.04 | 3,542 | $ | 1.01 |
Options outstanding
|
Options exercisable
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Range of
exercise prices |
|
|
|
Options
Outstanding (000s) |
|
Weighted
average remaining contractual life (years) |
|
Weighted
average exercise price |
|
Options
exercisable (000s) |
|
Weighted
average exercise price |
|||||||||||
$0.26 to
$0.49
|
3,945 | 7.79 | $ | 0.30 | 1,956 | $ | 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||
$0.50 to
$0.99
|
4,487 | 7.63 | $ | 0.76 | 3,002 | $ | 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||
$1.00 to
$1.99
|
1,580 | 6.90 | $ | 1.23 | 1,468 | $ | 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||
$2.00 to $2.50
|
288 | 4.38 | $ | 2.46 | 288 | $ | 2.46 | ||||||||||||||||
|
10,300 | 7.44 | $ | 0.70 | 6,714 | $ | 0.79 |
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.25-4.00 | % | 2.25-3.00 | % | 2.25-3.05 | % | ||||||||
Expected
dividend yield
|
0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||
Expected
volatility
|
70-81 | % | 70-90 | % | 89 | % | ||||||||
Expected life of
options
|
2.55
years
|
15
years
|
5
years
|
|||||||||||
Weighted average
fair value of options options granted or modified in the year
|
$ | 0.33 | $ | 0.54 | $ | 0.74 |
(b)
|
Pro forma informationStock-based compensation |
10.
|
Income Taxes |
As at May 31 (amounts in 000s)
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-capital loss
carry forwards
|
$ | 25,174 | $ | 23,081 | ||||||
Research and
development expenditures
|
22,089 | 20,436 | ||||||||
Book over tax
depreciation
|
1,995 | 1,529 | ||||||||
Other
|
738 | 1,089 | ||||||||
Future tax
assets
|
49,996 | 46,135 | ||||||||
Valuation allowance
|
(49,996 | ) | (46,135 | ) | ||||||
|
$ | | $ | |
Year of expiry (amounts in 000s)
|
|
|
|
Non-capital losses
|
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007
|
$ | 4,626 | ||||
2008
|
4,985 | |||||
2009
|
6,658 | |||||
2010
|
8,660 | |||||
2011
|
1,131 | |||||
2012
|
| |||||
2013
|
| |||||
2014
|
20,126 | |||||
2015
|
13,340 | |||||
2016
|
9,565 | |||||
|
$ | 69,091 |
(amounts in 000s)
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recovery of
income taxes based on statutory rates
|
$ | (6,469 | ) | $ | (7,971 | ) | ||||
Expiry of
losses
|
1,252 | 780 | ||||||||
Change in
valuation allowance
|
3,861 | 6,124 | ||||||||
Non deductible
accretion and stock-based compensation expense
|
721 | 687 | ||||||||
Change in
enacted tax rates
|
| | ||||||||
Other
|
635 | 380 | ||||||||
|
$ | | $ | |
11.
|
Research and Development Programs |
(a)
|
Immunotherapy |
(b)
|
Antisense |
(c)
|
Small Molecules |
Years Ended May 31
|
||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research and Development
(amounts in 000s) |
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
Period from
inception Sept. 5, 1986 to May 31, 2006 |
||||||||
Immunotherapy
|
||||||||||||||||||
Expensed
|
$ | 6,202 | $ | 11,891 | $ | 19,944 | $ | 74,958 | ||||||||||
Acquired
|
| | | | ||||||||||||||
Antisense
|
||||||||||||||||||
Expensed
|
2,550 | 2,384 | 6,666 | 29,809 | ||||||||||||||
Acquired
|
| | | 11,000 | ||||||||||||||
Small
Molecules
|
||||||||||||||||||
Expensed
|
1,485 | 119 | 175 | 5,708 | ||||||||||||||
Acquired
|
| | | 1,228 | ||||||||||||||
Total expensed
|
$ | 10,237 | $ | 14,394 | $ | 26,785 | $ | 110,475 | ||||||||||
Total acquired
|
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 12,228 |
12.
|
Supplementary cash flow information |
Years ended May 31
(amounts in 000s)
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
Period from
inception Sept. 5, 1986 to May 31, 2006 |
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Increase)
decrease
|
||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
$ | 611 | $ | 571 | $ | (593 | ) | $ | 61 | |||||||||
Increase
(decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(514 | ) | (1,360 | ) | 1,111 | (689 | ) | |||||||||||
Accrued liabilities
|
(559 | ) | (377 | ) | (647 | ) | 2,220 | |||||||||||
|
$ | (462 | ) | $ | (1,166 | ) | $ | (129 | ) | $ | 1,592 |
13.
|
Convertible debentures |
14.
|
Commitments and Guarantees |
(a)
|
Operating lease commitments |
(b)
|
Other contractual commitments |
(i)
|
A 20% share interest in NuChem; |
(ii)
|
A payment of US $350 thousand in shares of Lorus, and |
(iii)
|
Up to US $3.5 million in cash. |
(c)
|
Guarantees |
15.
|
Financial Instruments |
16.
|
Revenue |
17.
|
Canada and United States Accounting Policy Differences |
(a)
|
Consolidated statements of loss and deficit |
Years ended May 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|||||||
Loss per
Canadian GAAP
|
(17,909 | ) | (22,062 | ) | (30,301 | ) | |||||||||
Accretion of
convertible debentures (i)
|
480 | 329 | | ||||||||||||
Amortization of
debt issue costs (i)
|
(108 | ) | (40 | ) | | ||||||||||
Stock
compensation expense (ii)
|
1,149 | 1,475 | | ||||||||||||
Loss and comprehensive loss per US GAAP
|
(16,388 | ) | (20,298 | ) | (30,301 | ) | |||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per share per US GAAP
|
$ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) |
(b)
|
Consolidated balance sheets: |
May 31, 2006
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjustments
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Canadian
GAAP |
|
Convertible
Debentures (i) |
|
Stock
Options (ii) |
|
US GAAP
|
|||||||||
Deferred
financing charges
|
481 | 164 | | 645 | |||||||||||||||
Secured
convertible debentures
|
(11,002 | ) | (3,260 | ) | | (14,262 | ) | ||||||||||||
Equity
portion of secured convertible debentures
|
(3,814 | ) | 3,814 | | | ||||||||||||||
Stock
options
|
(4,525 | ) | | 4,525 | | ||||||||||||||
Contributed
surplus/Additional paid in capital (APIC)
|
(7,665 | ) | (1,048 | ) | 876 | (7,837 | ) | ||||||||||||
Warrants
|
(991 | ) | 991 | | | ||||||||||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
164,552 | (661 | ) | (5,401 | ) | 158,490 |
May 31, 2005
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canadian
GAAP |
|
Convertible
Debentures (i) |
|
Stock
Options (ii) |
|
US GAAP
|
|||||||||||||
Deferred
financing charges
|
568 | 272 | | 840 | |||||||||||||||
Secured
convertible debenture
|
(10,212 | ) | (3,740 | ) | | (13,952 | ) | ||||||||||||
Equity
portion of secured convertible debentures
|
(3,814 | ) | 3,814 | | | ||||||||||||||
Stock
options
|
(4,252 | ) | | 4,252 | | ||||||||||||||
Contributed
surplus/Additional paid in capital (APIC)
|
(6,733 | ) | (1,048 | ) | | (7,781 | ) | ||||||||||||
Warrants
|
(991 | ) | 991 | | | ||||||||||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
146,643 | (289 | ) | (4,252 | ) | 142,102 |
(i)
|
Convertible debentures |
(ii)
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net loss to
common shareholders US GAAP
|
(16,388 | ) | (20,298 | ) | (30,301 | ) | ||||||||
Compensation expense under SFAS 123
|
(1,149 | ) | (1,475 | ) | (1,623 | ) | ||||||||
Pro-forma net loss to common shareholders US GAAP
|
(17,537 | ) | (21,773 | ) | (31,924 | ) | ||||||||
Pro-forma basic and diluted loss per share US GAAP
|
(0.10 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.19 | ) |
(c)
|
Consolidated statements of cash flows |
(d)
|
Income taxes |
(e)
|
New accounting pronouncements not yet adopted |
(i)
|
In December 2004, the FASB revised SFAS No. 123 to require companies to recognize n the income statement the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity based compensation issued to employees, but expressed no preference for a type of valuation model (SFAS 123R). The way an award is classified will affect the measurement of compensation cost. Liability-classified awards are re-measured to fair value at each balance sheet date until the award is settled. Equity-classified awards are measured at grant-date fair value and the grant-date fair value is recognized over the requisite service period. Such awards are not subsequently re-measured. |
|
In April 2005, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) to provide additional guidance regarding the application of SFAS 123R. SAB 107 permits registrants to choose an appropriate valuation technique or model to estimate the fair value of share options, assuming consistent application, and provides guidance for the development of assumptions used in the valuation process. Based upon SEC rules issued in April 2005, SFAS 123R is effective for fiscal years that begin after June 15, 2005 and will be adopted by the Company effective June 1, 2006. Additionally, SAB 107 discusses disclosures to be made under Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in registrants periodic reports. The Company has not yet determined the effect of this new standard on its consolidated financial position and results of operations. |
(ii)
|
In December 2004, FASB issued Financial Accounting Standard 153: Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets as an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29. The guidance in APB Opinion No. 29, Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions, is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. The guidance in that Opinion, however, included certain exceptions to that principle. This Statement amends Opinion 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. Nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to |
|
change significantly as a result of the exchange. This statement is effective for years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company has not entered into any non-monetary transactions and as such this section is not applicable. |
(iii)
|
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (SFAS 154), which replaces APB No. 20, Accounting Change and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 28. SFAS 154 provides guidance on the accounting for and reporting of accounting changes and error corrections. It establishes retrospective application, on the latest practicable date, as the required method for reporting a change in accounting principle and the reporting of a correction of an error. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Management believes that the adoption of this statement will not have a material effect on the Companys consolidated financial condition or results of operations. |
(f)
|
Consolidated statement of shareholders equity (deficiency) for the period from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2006: |
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares (000s) |
|
Amount
|
|
Contributed
Surplus/APIC |
|
Deficit
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balance May 31, 1998 | 36,785 | $ | 37,180 | $ | 667 | $ | (32,946 | ) | $ | 4,901 | ||||||||||||||||
Exercise of special warrants | 5,333 | 1,004 | (1,217 | ) | | (213 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 46 | 48 | | | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issue of warrants | | | 1,217 | | 1,217 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issue of special warrants | | | 213 | | 213 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other issuances | 583 | 379 | | | 379 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit | | | | (4,623 | ) | (4,623 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance May 31, 1999 | 42,747 | $ | 38,611 | $ | 880 | $ | (37,569 | ) | $ | 1,922 | ||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | 12,591 | 7,546 | (534 | ) | | 7,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of special and purchase warrants | | | 8,853 | | 8,853 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of public offering | 15,333 | 41,952 | 659 | | 42,611 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issued on acquisition | 36,050 | 14,000 | | | 14,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of units | 893 | 1,821 | (321 | ) | | 1,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance under alternate compensation plan | 18 | 15 | | | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of special warrants | 30,303 | 8,438 | (8,438 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 1,730 | 1,113 | | | 1,113 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | | 869 | | | 869 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit | | | | (8,599 | ) | (8,599 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance May 31, 2000 | 139,665 | $ | 114,365 | $ | 1,099 | $ | (46,168 | ) | $ | 69,296 | ||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | 168 | 93 | (25 | ) | | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance under alternate compensation plan | 28 | 49 | | | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 2,550 | 1,866 | | | 1,866 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | | 351 | | | 351 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit | | 82 | | (15,131 | ) | (15,131 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance May 31, 2001 | 142,411 | $ | 116,806 | $ | 1,074 | $ | (61,381 | ) | $ | 56,499 |
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares (000s) |
|
Amount
|
|
Contributed
Surplus/APIC |
|
Deficit
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exercise of compensation warrants | 476 | 265 | (71 | ) | | 194 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 1,525 | 1,194 | | | 1,194 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | | (100 | ) | | | (100 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Deficit | | | | (13,488 | ) | (13,488 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance May 31, 2002 | 144,412 | $ | 118,165 | $ | 1,003 | $ | (74,869 | ) | $ | 44,299 | ||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 873 | 715 | | | 715 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | | 558 | | | 558 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit | | | | (16,634 | ) | (16,634 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance May 31, 2003 | 145,285 | $ | 119,438 | $ | 1,003 | $ | (91,503 | ) | $ | 28,938 | ||||||||||||||||
Share issuance | 26,220 | 24,121 | 4,325 | | 28,446 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 289 | 171 | | | 171 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | | (88 | ) | | | (88 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other issuances | | 28 | | | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit | | | | (30,301 | ) | (30,301 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance May 31, 2004 | 171,794 | $ | 143,670 | $ | 5,328 | $ | (121,804 | ) | $ | 27,194 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest payment | 421 | 300 | | | 300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 276 | 112 | | | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expiry of compensation options | | | 1,405 | | 1,405 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance under alternate compensation plan | 50 | 37 | | | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of warrants | | | 1,048 | | 1,048 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit | | | | (20,298 | ) | (20,298 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance May 31, 2005 | 172,541 | $ | 144,119 | $ | 7,781 | $ | (142,102 | ) | $ | 9,798 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest payment | 2,153 | 882 | | | 882 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | | | 56 | | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit | | | | (16,388 | ) | (16,388 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance May 31, 2006 | 174,694 | $ | 145,001 | $ | 7,837 | $ | (158,490 | ) | $ | (5,652 | ) |
18.
|
Comparative Figures |
19.
|
Subsequent Events |
(a)
|
On July 13, 2006 we entered into an agreement with HighTech Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG (HighTech) to issue 28.8 million common shares at $0.36 per share for gross proceeds of $10.4 million. The subscription price represented a premium of 7.5% over the closing price of the common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange on July 13, 2006. The transaction closed on August 30, 2006. In connection with the transaction, HighTech received demand registration rights that will enable HighTech to request the registration or qualification of the common shares for resale in the United States and Canada, subject to certain restrictions. These demand registration rights will expire on June 30, 2012. In addition, HighTech has the right to nominate one nominee to the board of directors of Lorus or, if it does not have a nominee, it will have the right to appoint an observer to the board. Upon completion of the transaction, HighTech will hold approximately 14% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Lorus Therapeutics Inc. |
(b)
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On July 24, 2006 Lorus entered into an agreement with Technifund Inc. to issue on a private placement basis, 5 million common shares at $0.36 per share for gross proceeds of $1.8 million. The transaction closed on August 31, 2006. |
(c)
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On September 19, 2006 the Company announced that Dr. Jim A Wright would step down as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lorus effective September 21, 2006. The departure of Dr. Wright resulted in a liability based on a mutual separation agreement executed subsequent to the quarter end of approximately $500 thousand. The amount is expected to be paid by the end of the third quarter 2007. |
Exhibit 1.6
Industry Canada | Industrie Canada | COPY |
Certificate
of Continuance |
Certificat
de prorogation |
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Canada
Business
Corporations Act |
Loi
canadienne sur
les sociétés par actions |
Industry
Canada
Canada Business Corporations Act |
Industrie
Canada
Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions |
FORM
11
ARTICLES OF CONTINUANCE (SECTION 187) |
FORMULAIRE
11
CLAUSES DE PROROGATION (ARTICLE 187) |
1. Name of the Corporation Dénomination sociale de la société
LORUS
THERAPEUTICS INC.
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2 Taxation Year End Fin de l'année d'imposition 05 31 |
3 The province or territory in Canada where the registred office is to be situated La province ou le territoire au Canada où se situera le siege social
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
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4 The classes and the maximum number of shares that the corporation is authorized to issue Catégories et le nombre maximal d'actions que is société est autorisée à émettre
UNLIMITED NUMBER
OF COMMON SHARES
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5 Restrictions, if any, on share transfers Restrictions sur le transfert des actions, s'il y a lieu
NONE
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6 Number (or minimum and maximum number) of directors Nombre (ou nombre minimal et maximal) d'administrateurs
MINIMUM 3, MAXIMUM
11
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7 Restrictions, if any, on business the corporation may carry on Limites imposes à l'activité commerciale de la société, s'il y a lieu
NONE
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(1) if change of name effected, previous name S'il y a changement
de dénomination sociale, indiquer la denomination sociale antérieure
N/A |
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(2) Details of incorporation Détails de la constitution | |||
Incorporated by amalgamation in Ontario as RML Medical Laboratories Inc. on October 28, 1991. Name changed in Ontario from RML Medical Laboratories Inc. to Imutec Corporation on August 25, 1992. Name changed in Ontario from Imutec Corporation to Imutech Pharma Inc. on November 27, 1996. Name changed in Ontario from Imutec Pharma Inc. to Lorus Therapeutics Inc. on November 19, 1998. | |||
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of July 13, 2006
Between
LORUS THERAPEUTICS INC.
and
HIGH TECH BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||||
ARTICLE 1 | DEFINITIONS | 1 | ||||||
1.1 | Definitions | 1 | ||||||
1.2 | Interpretation | 7 | ||||||
ARTICLE 2 | FILING OF QUALIFICATION PROSPECTUS | 8 | ||||||
2.1 | Filing of Qualification Prospectus | 8 | ||||||
2.2 | Documents to be Delivered in Connection with Filing | 8 | ||||||
2.3 | Covenants of the Company Concerning Prospectus | 9 | ||||||
ARTICLE 3 | PURCHASE AND SALE | 9 | ||||||
3.1 | Closing | 9 | ||||||
3.2 | Deliveries | 9 | ||||||
3.3 | Closing Conditions | 10 | ||||||
3.4 | Mutual Conditions | 11 | ||||||
ARTICLE 4 | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 11 | ||||||
4.1 | Representations and Warranties of the Company | 11 | ||||||
4.2 | Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser | 20 | ||||||
ARTICLE 5 | OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES | 21 | ||||||
5.1 | Qualification and Registration of the Purchased Shares for Resale | 21 | ||||||
5.2 | Prospectus Disclosure | 21 | ||||||
5.3 | Furnishing of Information | 21 | ||||||
5.4 | Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity | 22 | ||||||
5.5 | Regulation S; Directed Selling Efforts | 22 | ||||||
5.6 | Use of Proceeds | 22 | ||||||
5.7 | Indemnification | 23 | ||||||
5.8 | Subsequent Equity Sales | 24 | ||||||
5.9 | Board Representation | 24 | ||||||
5.10 | Officer Share Transactions | 25 | ||||||
5.11 | Compliance with Securities Laws | 25 | ||||||
5.12 | Ordinary Course of Business | 25 | ||||||
5.13 | No Dividends | 26 | ||||||
ARTICLE 6 | MISCELLANEOUS | 26 | ||||||
6.1 | Fees and Expenses | 26 | ||||||
6.2 | Entire Agreement | 26 | ||||||
6.3 | Notices | 26 | ||||||
6.4 | Amendments; Waivers | 26 | ||||||
6.5 | Successors and Assigns | 27 | ||||||
6.6 | No Third-Party Beneficiaries | 27 | ||||||
6.7 | Governing Law | 27 | ||||||
6.8 | Survival | 27 | ||||||
6.9 | Execution | 27 |
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6.11 | Construction | 27 |
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THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Agreement ) is dated as of July 13, 2006
BETWEEN |
LORUS THERAPEUTICS INC. , a Canadian corporation (the Company )
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AND |
HIGH TECH BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG , a German limited partnership, herein represented by CONPHARM ANSTALT , a Liechtenstein corporation (the Purchaser ) |
WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1 for all purposes of this Agreement:
Action shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(j).
Affiliate means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the United States Securities Act.
AMEX means the American Stock Exchange.
AMEX Rules means collectively, all rules, requirements and policies of the AMEX applicable to the Company, including such as are contained in the Rules of the AMEX and the AMEX Company Guide.
Applicable Laws means, in relation to any Person, Property, transaction or event, all applicable provisions in effect at the relevant time (or mandatory applicable provisions) of federal, provincial, territorial, state, local or foreign laws, statutes, rules, regulations, directives and orders of all Governmental Authorities, and all judgments, orders, decrees, decisions, rulings or awards of all Governmental Authorities to which the Person in question is a party or by which it is bound or having application to the Person, Property, transaction or event, including the Securities Laws.
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Canada Business Corporations Act means the Canada Business Corporations Act and the regulations made thereunder, as now in effect and as they may be amended from time to time;
Canadian Securities Legislation has the meaning attributed to such term in NI 14-101 and includes published policies promulgated thereunder from time to time by any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities and the TSX Company Manual.
Closing means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares pursuant to Section 3.1 .
Closing Date means the earlier of:
(a) |
the third Trading Day after all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers obligations to pay the Purchase Price, and (ii) the Companys obligations to deliver the Purchased Shares as set out in Section 3.3 have been satisfied or waived; and |
(b) |
the Outside Date. |
Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities has the meaning attributed to such term in NI 14-101.
Common Shares means the common shares of the Company, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter have been reclassified or changed into.
Common Share Equivalents means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Shares, including any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Shares.
Company Counsel means McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
Continuous Disclosure Reports shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(h) ).
Debentureholder means The Erin Mills Investment Corporation, the registered holder of the Debentures.
Debentures means the secured convertible debentures of the Company in the aggregate principal amount of CAN $15,000,000.00 issued to the Debentureholder in equal amounts of $5,000,000 each on each of October 6, 2004, January 15, 2005 and April 15, 2005.
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Disclosure Letter means the Disclosure Letter of the Company delivered to the Purchaser concurrently herewith and signed by the Company with receipt acknowledged thereon by the Purchaser.
Evaluation Date shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(r) .
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended, and any successor thereto, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Exempt Issuance means the issuance of (a) Common Shares or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose or the Companys Stock Option Plans or such other incentive plans as may be otherwise approved in accordance with the requirements set out in the TSX Company Manual, and (b) Common Shares or Common Share Equivalents pursuant to the terms of the Debentures.
GAAP shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(h) .
Governmental Authority means any federal, provincial, territorial, state, local or foreign government or any department, agency, board, tribunal (judicial, quasi-judicial, administrative, quasi-administrative or arbitral) or authority thereof or other political subdivision thereof and any Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining thereto or the operation thereof, including the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities, SEC, TSX and AMEX.
Intellectual Property Rights shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(o) .
knowledge of the Company , its knowledge , knowledge and similar expressions when used in relation to the Company means the knowledge of Jim A. Wright, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Aiping H. Young, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, as applicable, after commercially reasonable enquiry and review with the relevant directors, officers and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable.
Liens means a lien, prior claim, security interest, hypothec, right of first refusal, pre-emptive right or any other encumbrance, charge or restriction.
Material Adverse Effect in relation to the Company and its Subsidiaries means any material adverse effect on the Property, business, results of operations, capital or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole; other than any of the following, either alone or in combination: (a) any change affecting economic or financial conditions generally (global, national, or
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regional, as applicable); (b) any change affecting the Companys or its Subsidiaries industry as a whole; (c) any change in the Companys share price or trading volume; (d) any failure to meet analysts or internal earnings estimates, milestones or business plans; (e) any action contemplated by the Debentures or taken at the Purchasers request; (f) any action required by Applicable Laws; or (g) the results of any clinical trials of any product candidates.
Material Permits shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(m) .
MI 52-109 means Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers Annual and Interim Filings of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as such Instrument may be amended from time to time, or any similar instrument, rule or regulation hereafter adopted by any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities having substantially the same effect as such instrument.
NI 14-101 means National Instrument 14-101 Definitions, of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as such instrument may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or any similar instrument, rule or regulation hereafter adopted by any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities having substantially the same effect as such instrument.
Ontario Securities Laws has the meaning attributed to the term Ontario securities law in section 1.1 of the Securities Act (Ontario).
OSC means the Ontario Securities Commission.
Outside Date means:
(a) |
if no Shareholder Approval is required, September 30, 2006; and |
(b) |
if Shareholder Approval is required, 45 days after the Shareholder Approval is received. |
Parties means the Company and the Purchaser, collectively, and Party means either one of them.
Per Share Purchase Price means CAN $0.36.
Person means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
Preliminary Qualification Prospectus means a preliminary short form prospectus of the Company, including all material incorporated by reference therein, filed with the OSC and qualifying the distribution of the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser.
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Proceeding means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including an investigation or partial proceeding).
Property means property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, other than Intellectual Property Rights.
Purchase Price means the aggregate amount to be paid for the Purchased Shares purchased hereunder as specified in Section 3.1 .
Purchased Shares means the Common Shares issued or issuable to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
Purchaser Counsel means Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.
Purchaser Nominee shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.9(a) .
Purchaser Party shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.7 .
Qualification Prospectus means the (final) short form prospectus, including all material incorporated by reference therein, filed with the OSC and qualifying the Purchased Shares for distribution to the Purchaser.
Receipt means a receipt issued by any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities evidencing the receipt of such of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities for a preliminary or (final) prospectus, including any amendment thereto, and includes, where applicable, a decision document issued by such of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities on behalf of itself and, if applicable, one or more Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities evidencing the receipt of all such Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities for a preliminary or (final) prospectus, including any amendment thereto, pursuant to National Policy 43-201 - Mutual Reliance Review System for Prospectuses and Annual Information Forms .
Registration Rights Agreement means that certain registration rights agreement, attached as Schedule 3.3 , between the Company and the Purchaser.
Regulation S means Rules 901 through 905 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the United States Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time.
Required Approvals shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(e) .
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the United States Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
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SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the United States Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Securities Laws means the Canadian Securities Legislation and the United States Securities Laws.
SEDAR means the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators.
Share Purchase Plan means the Companys share purchase plan.
Shareholder Approval means such approval (and related disclosure from the Company) as may be required by the TSX Company Manual or the AMEX Rules with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Stock Option Plans means the Companys 2003 Stock Option Plan or the 1993 Stock Option Plan.
Subsidiary shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(a) .
Supplementary Material shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(c) .
Trading Day means a day on which the Common Shares are traded on a Trading Market.
Trading Market means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the AMEX, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the TSX.
Transaction Documents means this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder including the confidentiality agreement between the Parties dated March 13, 2006.
TSX means the Toronto Stock Exchange.
TSX Company Manual means the Toronto Stock Exchange Company Manual.
United States Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933 , as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
United States Securities Laws means the United States Securities Act, the Exchange Act, all applicable state or blue sky laws and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or otherwise adopted from time to time by the applicable authority having jurisdiction in respect thereof, and the AMEX Rules, as applicable.
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authority having jurisdiction in respect thereof, and the AMEX Rules, as applicable.
Updated Disclosure Letter shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.3(b)(i) .
1.2 |
Interpretation. |
(a) |
Headings . The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. |
(b) |
Articles; Sections . The terms this Agreement , hereof , hereunder hereto and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section or other portion hereof and include any agreement supplemental hereto. Unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith, references herein to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement. |
(c) |
Schedules . The Disclosure Letter and other Schedules referred to herein form an integral part of this Agreement. |
(d) |
Number; Gender . Words, including defined terms, importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa, and words, including defined terms, importing gender include all genders. |
(e) |
Extended Meaning . The word include(s) means include(s), without limitation, and the word including means including, but not limited to or including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, as the context requires. |
(f) |
Reference to Agreements and Enactments . Reference herein to any agreement, instrument, licence or other document shall be deemed to include reference to such agreement, instrument, licence or other document as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; and reference herein to any enactment shall be deemed to include reference to such enactment as re-enacted, amended or extended from time to time and to any successor enactment. |
(g) |
Dollars or $ . A reference herein to CAN $ , $ or the word Dollars , without more, shall be a reference to lawful money of Canada. |
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ARTICLE 2
FILING OF QUALIFICATION PROSPECTUS
2.1 |
Filing of Qualification Prospectus . |
(a) |
Filing . The Company shall file the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus with the OSC as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement and obtain a Receipt issued by the OSC. The Company shall, as soon as practicable after all regulatory deficiencies have been satisfied with respect to the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus file the Qualification Prospectus with the OSC and obtain a Receipt issued by the OSC in respect of the Qualification Prospectus. |
(b) |
Co-operation . The Company and the Purchaser shall cooperate in the preparation of the filing of the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus and the Qualification Prospectus and shall do all such other acts and things as may be reasonably necessary or desirable in order to file the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus and the Qualification Prospectus as soon as reasonably practicable. |
2.2 |
Documents to be Delivered in Connection with Filing . |
(a) |
Preliminary Qualification Prospectus . Concurrently with or prior to the filing of the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser (i) a copy of the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus signed and certified; and (ii) a copy of any other document required to be filed by the Company under the laws of the Province of Ontario in compliance with Ontario Securities Laws. |
(b) |
Qualification Prospectus . Concurrently with or prior to the filing of the Qualification Prospectus, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser (i) a copy of the Qualification Prospectus signed and certified; (ii) a copy of any other document required to be filed by the Company under the laws of the Province of Ontario in compliance with the Ontario Securities Laws; and (iii) a copy of the letter from each of the TSX and the AMEX advising the Company that approval of the conditional listing of the Purchased Shares has been granted by the TSX and the AMEX, subject to the satisfaction of certain usual conditions set out therein. |
(c) |
Supplementary Material . The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser duly signed copies of all amendments or supplements or any other supplemental documents to the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus or the Qualification Prospectus, as the case may be, that the Company prepares or that are required to be prepared by the Company under Ontario Securities Laws (collectively, the Supplementary Material ). |
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2.3 Covenants of the Company Concerning Prospectus . The Company covenants to the Purchaser that:
(a) |
the Company shall advise the Purchaser, promptly after receiving notice thereof, of the time when the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus, the Qualification Prospectus and any Supplementary Material has been filed and Receipts therefor have been obtained and shall provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser of each such filing and copies of such Receipts; and |
(b) |
the Company shall cause the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus, the Qualification Prospectus and the Supplementary Material to comply with the requirements of Ontario Securities Laws, to provide full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Company and to the Purchased Shares as required by Ontario Securities Laws and to not contain any misrepresentation (as defined in Ontario Securities Laws). |
ARTICLE 3
PURCHASE AND SALE
3.1 Closing . On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set out herein, the Company agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to purchase 28,800,000 Common Shares, as fully paid and non assessable, in the capital of the Company (the Purchased Shares ) registered in the name of the Purchaser for an aggregate purchase price of CAN$10,368,000 (the Purchase Price ). The Purchaser shall deliver to the Company via wire transfer in immediately available funds equal to the Purchase Price and the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser its Purchased Shares pursuant to Section 3.2 and the other items set out in Section 3.2 issuable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set out in Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 , the Closing shall occur at the offices of Purchaser Counsel, or such other location as the Parties shall mutually agree.
3.2 |
Deliveries . |
(a) |
On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the following: |
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(i) |
legal opinions of Company Counsel, customary for transactions of this type; |
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(ii) |
a share certificate or certificates representing the Purchased Shares registered in the name of the Purchaser; and |
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(iii) |
an Officers Certificate certifying (A) that the conditions to Closing set out in Sections 3.3(b)(i), 3.3(b)(iv), 3.3(b)(v) and 3.3(b)(vi) are satisfied as of the relevant time, (B) the articles and by-laws of the Company, (C) incumbency particulars, and (D) all resolutions of the board of directors and, if necessary, shareholders approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
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(b) |
On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following |
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(i) |
the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account as specified in writing to the Company; and |
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(ii) |
an Officers Certificate certifying that the conditions to Closing set out in Sections 3.3(a)(i) and 3.3(a)(ii) are satisfied as of the relevant time. |
3.3 |
Closing Conditions . |
(a) |
The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met: |
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(i) |
the truth and accuracy in all material respects (with the exception of any representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and accurate in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein; |
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(ii) |
all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date (including delivery by the Purchaser of the items set out in Section 3.2(b) ) shall have been performed; and |
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(iii) |
the delivery by the Purchaser of the items set out in Section 3.2(b) ). |
(b) |
The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met: |
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(i) |
the truth and accuracy in all material respects (with the exception of any representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and accurate in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (for the avoidance of doubt, if any of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein refers to a date prior to, or a period of time preceding, the date of this Agreement, such representation and warranty shall remain true and accurate in respect of such reference date or period of time), and the delivery of an updated Disclosure Letter (the Updated Disclosure Letter ) on the Closing Date revised to reflect changes in the operations or condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date and the representations and warranties in Section 4.1 shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly, provided that if the Updated Disclosure Letter discloses any fact, state of facts, event, circumstances or matter with respect to any representation and warranty that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect, then such representation and warranties shall be and shall be deemed to be not accurate on the Closing Date and the condition provided in this Section 3.3(b)(i) shall not be met or satisfied; |
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(ii) |
a Receipt shall have been issued by the OSC for the Qualification Prospectus and such Receipt shall be effective; |
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(iii) |
the execution and delivery by the Parties of the Registration Rights Agreement; |
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(iv) |
all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date (including delivery by the Purchaser of the items set out Section 3.2(a) ) shall have been performed; |
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(v) |
there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date of this Agreement; |
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(vi) |
from the date of this Agreement to and including the Closing Date, trading in the Common Shares shall not have been suspended by any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities, the TSX or the AMEX (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing); and |
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(vii) |
the delivery by the Company of the items set out in Section 3.2(a) . |
3.4 Mutual Conditions . The respective obligations of the Company and the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(a) |
the Required Approvals shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect and shall not be subject to any stop-order or proceeding seeking a stop-order or revocation; |
(b) |
no Action or proceeding shall be pending or threatened by any person to enjoin, restrict or prohibit the sale and purchase of the Purchased Shares contemplated hereby; and |
(c) |
no provision of any Applicable Laws and no judgment, injunction, order or decree shall be in effect which restrains or enjoins or otherwise prohibits the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as set out under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Letter , which Disclosure Letter shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of the date of this Agreement as follows in this Section 4.1 . Any disclosure set forth in a section or subsection of the Disclosure Letter discloses an exception to a representation or warranty made in the correspondingly numbered or otherwise specified section or subsection of this Agreement. Any disclosure made under one section or subsection of the Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be disclosed under one or more other sections or subsections of the Disclosure Letter to the extent
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specific reference to the relevant section(s) or subsection(s) of the representations and warranties or covenants of this Agreement is made.
(a) |
Subsidiaries . Each of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company (each, a S ubsidiary ) are set out in Section 4.1(a) of the Disclosure Letter . The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares or other equity interests in the capital of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of pre-emptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. |
(b) |
Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its Property and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or constating documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or Property owned or leased by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. |
(c) |
Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or its shareholders, in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery shall have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, shall constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. |
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(d) |
No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and shall not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Companys or any Subsidiarys certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or constating documents, or (ii), subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the Property of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any Property of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any Applicable Laws to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject, or by which any Property of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
(e) |
Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section 5.4 , (ii) the filing of the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus and the Qualification Prospectus, (iii) application(s) to the AMEX and the TSX for the listing of the Purchased Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required hereby and thereby, (iv) Shareholder Approval, if required, (v) any other required filings with one or more of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities, (vi) any other required approvals of any Trading Market, and (vii) any notice to the Debentureholder if required (collectively, the Required Approvals ). |
(f) |
Issuance of the Purchased Shares . The Purchased Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Transaction Documents, shall be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. |
(g) |
Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company is as described in the Companys most recent periodic report filed on SEDAR. The Company has not issued any securities other than pursuant to the Debentures, the exercise of employee stock options under the Stock Option Plans and pursuant to the conversion or exercise of outstanding Common Share Equivalents. No Person has any right of first refusal, pre-emptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares, the Stock Option Plans or the Debentures, there are no outstanding options, |
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warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Common Shares, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional Common Shares or Common Share Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares shall not obligate the Company to issue Common Shares or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser) and shall not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. All of the outstanding Common Shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, to the knowledge of the Company, have been issued in compliance with all Applicable Laws and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of such outstanding Common Shares was issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except for the Required Approvals, no further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Companys authorized capital to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Companys shareholders. |
(h) |
Continuous Reports; Financial Statements . The Company has filed or submitted all reports, financial statements, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed or submitted by it under the Securities Laws, for the two (2) years preceding the date of this Agreement (or such shorter period as the Company may have been required by the Securities Laws to file or submit such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the Continuous Disclosure Reports ) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing or submission and has filed or submitted any such Continuous Disclosure Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension, except where a failure to do so could not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of their respective dates, the Continuous Disclosure Reports complied with the requirements of the Securities Laws, and none of the Continuous Disclosure Reports, when filed or submitted, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the Continuous Disclosure Reports have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved ( GAAP ), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then |
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ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. |
(i) |
Material Changes . Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the Continuous Disclosure Reports and except as specifically disclosed in the Continuous Disclosure Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Companys financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made or required to be made pursuant to the Securities Laws, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting except as required by GAAP, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other Property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any of its Common Shares and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to the Stock Option Plans or the Share Purchase Plan. The Company does not have pending before any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities any confidential material change report. |
(j) |
Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated (including by any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities) against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective Property or, to the knowledge of the Company, any current officer or director or former officer or director of the Company before or by any Governmental Authority (collectively, an Action ) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Purchased Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavourable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director or officer thereof, is the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under the Applicable Laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. No stop order or other order suspending the trading in securities of the Company is outstanding. |
(k) |
Labour Relations . No labour dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
(l) |
Compliance . To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in |
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violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any Governmental Authority, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any Applicable Law, except in each case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(m) |
Regulatory Permits . The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate Governmental Authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Continuous Disclosure Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect ( Material Permits ), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit. |
(n) |
Title to Property . The Company and the Subsidiaries do not own real property. Subject to the provisions of Section 4.1(o) , the Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in all personal property (tangible or intangible) owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, provincial, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property (including facilities) held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(o) |
Intellectual Property . The Company and the Subsidiaries have title to, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights necessary or material for use (as determined by the Company, acting commercially reasonably) in connection with their respective businesses as currently conducted and anticipated to be conducted, as described in the Continuous Disclosure Reports and except where the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the Intellectual Property Rights ). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company: (i) all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable, and (ii) there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. |
(p) |
Insurance . The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has |
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any reason to believe that it shall not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost. |
(q) |
Transactions With Affiliates and Employees . Except as set out in the Continuous Disclosure Reports, none of the current officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for leasing, rental or licensing to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) for other employee benefits, including the Share Purchase Plan and stock option agreements under the Stock Option Plans. |
(r) |
Securities Laws; Internal Accounting Controls . The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Securities Laws which are applicable to it. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls as required by MI 52-109. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures as required by MI 52-109 for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Companys most recently filed periodic report under the Securities Laws, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Companys certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys controls and procedures as of the date prior to the filing date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Securities Laws (such date, the Evaluation Date ). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Securities Laws the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date to the extent required by MI 52-109. Since the Evaluation Date, except as disclosed in the Continuous Disclosure Reports, there have been no significant changes in the Companys internal disclosure controls and procedures or its internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in Section 1.1 of MI 52-109) or, to the Companys knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Companys internal disclosure controls and procedures or its internal control over financial reporting. To the extent any requirements applicable to the Company under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC pursuant to such Act, differ from the foregoing, the Company is in compliance with all such requirements, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(s) |
Certain Fees . No brokerage or finders fees or commissions are or shall be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. |
(t) |
Private Offering and Sale . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set out in Section 4.2 , no registration under the United States Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Purchased Shares by the Company to the Purchaser as contemplated hereby. |
(u) |
Investment Company : The Company is not, and immediately after consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, shall not be, registered or required to be registered as an investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
(v) |
Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Common Shares are listed on the TSX and the AMEX, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the listing of the Common Shares on the TSX or the AMEX nor has the Company received any notification that the TSX or the AMEX is contemplating terminating such listing. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Shares are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it shall not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the listing and maintenance requirements of the TSX and the AMEX. |
(w) |
Disclosure . The Disclosure Letter to this Agreement and the representations and warranties made herein are true and correct with respect to the statements made therein and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. |
(x) |
Solvency . The Continuous Disclosure Reports set out as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, Indebtedness shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of CAN $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Companys balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except obligations in respect of indemnification, guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of CAN $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor |
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any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Based on the current understanding of the Company of funding alternatives available to it, as well as its ability to make operational decisions to control its burn rate as needed, the Company does not expect to become insolvent within the 12-month period commencing from the date of this Agreement. The Company shall not pursue any equity financing from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date and September 30, 2006. |
(y) |
Tax Status . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, provincial, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary. |
(z) |
Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of Applicable Laws, or (iv) violated in any respect any provision of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended. |
(aa) |
Accountants . The Companys accountants are set out on Section 4.1(aa) of the Disclosure Letter . To the knowledge of the Company, such accountants are independent accountants as may be required by the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Securities Laws. |
(bb) |
Regulation S; Directed Selling Efforts . (i) None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any persons acting on its or their behalf has engaged in any directed selling effort (within the meaning of Regulation S) with respect to the Purchased Shares; (ii) none of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any Person acting on its or their behalf has offered to sell any of the Purchased Shares by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D of the United States Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the United States Securities Act; and (iii) it is a foreign issuer within the meaning of Regulation S and reasonably believes that there is no substantial U.S. market interest in the Purchased Shares of the Corporation (as such term is defined under Regulation S). |
(cc) |
Reporting Issuer Status . The Company is a reporting issuer (or equivalent concept thereof) in each province of Canada that has the concept. The Company |
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is eligible at the date of this Agreement (i) to file a prospectus in Canada in the form of a short form prospectus pursuant to NI 44-101 and (ii) to file under the United States Securities Act a registration statement on Form F-3 for purposes of registering securities to be offered and sold for the account of any person other than the issuer, and the Company, in each case, is not engaged in or contemplating any act or transaction or series of acts or transactions the consummation of which would result in the Company ceasing to be eligible to file such a short form prospectus or Form F-3. The Company is a foreign private issuer under United States Securities Laws. |
4.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser . The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as of the date of this Agreement as follows:
(a) |
Organization; Authority . The Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of the Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by Applicable Laws. |
(b) |
No Conflicts . Neither the entering into nor the delivery of this Agreement nor the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Purchaser shall result in a violation of: (i) any of the provisions of the constating documents or by-laws of the Purchaser; (ii) any agreement or other instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; or (iii) any Applicable Laws. |
(c) |
No Common Shares . The Purchaser does not own, beneficially or otherwise, any Common Shares or Common Share Equivalents. |
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(d) |
Experience of Purchaser . The Purchaser has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Purchased Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Purchased Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. |
(e) |
General Solicitation . The Purchaser is not purchasing the Purchased Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Company published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media, including the internet, or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or meeting whose attendees had been invited by general solicitation or general advertising. |
(f) |
United States Securities Laws . The Purchaser acknowledges that it was not offered the Purchased Shares in the United States (as defined in the United States Securities Act), did not execute this Agreement in the United States and was not in the United States at the time the buy order for the Purchased Shares was made. |
ARTICLE 5
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
5.1 Qualification and Registration of the Purchased Shares for Resale . The rights and obligations of each of the Company and the Purchaser, and other terms and conditions relating to the registration of the resale of the Purchased Shares for resale in the United States and the qualification of the resale of the Purchased Shares for resale in Canada are set out in the Registration Rights Agreement.
5.2 Prospectus Disclosure . At the respective times of filing and at all times subsequent to the filing thereof during the distribution, the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus, the Qualification Prospectus and any Supplementary Material shall comply with the requirements of Ontario Securities Laws, and the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus and the Qualification Prospectus shall provide full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Company, and to the Purchased Shares as required by Ontario Securities Laws and the Preliminary Qualification Prospectus and the Qualification Prospectus shall not contain any misrepresentation.
5.3 Furnishing of Information . As long as the Purchaser owns Purchased Shares, the Company covenants to timely file or submit (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file or submit within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed or submitted by the Company after the date of this Agreement pursuant to Securities Laws, when applicable except where a failure to so timely file or submit could not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As long as the Purchaser owns Purchased Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it shall prepare and furnish to the Purchaser and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchaser to sell the Purchased Shares under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as the Purchaser may request acting commercially
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reasonably, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Purchased Shares without registration under the United States Securities Act in accordance with the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
5.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity . The Company shall issue a press release, file a material change report and, if applicable, submit a Current Report on Form 6-K pursuant to Securities Laws and within the timeframes set out in the Securities Laws, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby or such other information as may be required by applicable Securities Laws, and shall attach and/or file or submit those Transaction Documents required to be filed or submitted with any such filings or submissions by the applicable Securities Laws or required to be filed on SEDAR. The Company and the Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing such press release, submitting any such Form 6-K and filing such Transaction Documents on SEDAR as required by Securities Laws, and any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Neither the Company nor the Purchaser shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement or publicly disclose (collectively, a Public Disclosure ) without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any Public Disclosure of the Purchaser, or without the prior consent of the Purchaser, with respect to any Public Disclosure of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Company or the Purchaser is required by Applicable Laws or, in the case of the Company the requirements of any Trading Market on which its Common Shares are listed, to publicly disclose information regarding the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (a Required Disclosure ) and it is not then reasonably possible to delay such Required Disclosure until such time as such Party shall have notified, consulted with and obtained the consent of the other Party to such Required Disclosure as required by this Section 5.4 , then any such Required Disclosure made without prior notice to, consultation with or obtaining the consent of the Purchaser shall not be deemed a breach of the disclosing Partys obligations under this Section 5.4 .
5.5 Regulation S; Directed Selling Efforts . (i) None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any persons acting on its or their behalf shall engage in any directed selling effort (within the meaning of Regulation S) with respect to the Purchased Shares; (ii) to the extent that the Company engages in a sale of the Purchased Shares, or other securities substantially similar to the Purchased Shares, outside of the United States, it shall comply with the requirements for an offshore transaction, as such term is defined in Regulation S; (iii) none of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any Person acting on its or their behalf shall offer to sell any of the Purchased Shares by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D of the United States Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the United States Securities Act; and (iv) the Company shall notify its transfer agent as soon as practicable upon it becoming a domestic issuer, as defined in Regulation S.
5.6
Use of Proceeds
. The Company shall use the net
proceeds from the sale of the Purchased Shares hereunder for the purposes and in
the amounts specified in
Section 5.6 of the Disclosure
Letter
for so long as such purposes are scientifically
and economically feasible, as determined by management of the Company and its
board of directors, and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the
Debentures or any debt (other than debt which may be incurred
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in implementing
the purposes specified in
Section 5.6 of the Disclosure
Letter
) or to redeem any Common Shares or Common Share
Equivalents or to settle any outstanding litigation.
5.7
Indemnification
.
(a)
Indemnification of Purchaser
. Subject to the provisions of this
Section 5.7(a)
, the Company shall indemnify and hold the Purchaser and its directors, officers, partners and employees (each, a
Purchaser Party
) harmless from any and all claims, legal procedures, obligations, liabilities, contingencies, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction
Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser, by any shareholder of the Company, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of the Purchasers representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any relevant and material agreements or understandings the Purchaser may have with any such shareholder or any material violations by the Purchaser of Securities Laws or any conduct by the Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence or wilful misconduct). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defence thereof with counsel of its own choosing. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the
defence thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defence and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party. The Company shall not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Companys prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For avoidance of doubt, the Companys obligations and the Purchasers rights under
Section 5.7(a)
are in addition to any such obligations and rights imposed or provided in the
Registration Rights Agreement relating to the registration of Purchased Shares.
(b)
Limitation
.
To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the liability of the Company under
Section 5.7(a)
shall be limited
to the Purchase Price.
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5.8
Subsequent Equity Sales
. Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary shall, until July 31, 2007, issue Common Shares or Common Share
Equivalents at a price per share that is less than the Per Share Purchase Price,
except for Exempt Issuances.
5.9
Board Representation
.
(a)
Commencing with the first of the annual, special or extraordinary meetings of shareholders of the Company the record date for which next follows the Closing Date, and at each annual meeting of shareholders of the Company thereafter, the Purchaser shall be entitled to present to the Board of Directors or the nominating committee thereof one nominee (each such person, or replacement designated by the Purchaser, a
Purchaser Nominee
) for election to the Board of Directors at each such meeting of shareholders of the Company. In the event of the death, disability, resignation or removal of a Purchaser Nominee, or the failure of a Purchaser Nominee to qualify to act as a director pursuant to
Section 5.9(e)
, the Purchaser
shall designate a replacement for such director, which replacement the Company shall cause to be nominated for election to the Board of Directors at the annual, special or extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Company the record date for which next follows the date on which such director ceased to be a director as a result of his or her death, disability, resignation or removal from the Board of Directors.
(b)
The Company shall cause each Purchaser Nominee designated for election to the Board of Directors pursuant to
Section 5.9(a)
to be included in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors to the shareholders of the Company for election as directors at the relevant meeting of the shareholders, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of each such Purchaser Nominee, including soliciting proxies in favour of the election of such person.
(c)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5.9
, the Purchaser shall not be entitled to designate a Purchaser Nominee for election to the Board of Directors as of the first date on which the Purchaser no longer owns any Purchased Shares of the Company. In the event that the Purchaser shall no longer be entitled to designate Purchaser Nominees for election to the Board of Directors pursuant to this
Section 5.9(c)
, the Purchaser shall cause any Purchaser Nominee then serving as a director to resign from the Board of Directors no later than the thirtieth (30th) day after the first day on which the Purchaser no longer owns any Purchased Shares of the Company.
(d)
If at any time that the Purchaser is entitled to designate a Purchaser Nominee
for election to the Board of Directors no Purchaser Nominee shall then be
elected and serving as a director on the Board of Directors, then until such
time as a Purchaser Nominee shall be elected to serve as a director the
Purchaser shall be entitled to designate one person (each such person, a
Board Observer
) who
shall be permitted to attend all regular and special meetings of the Board of
Directors. Each Board Observer shall enter into the Companys standard form
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confidentiality agreement prior to acting as a Board Observer. The Company shall
(i) notify each Board Observer of any such meeting no later than the time at
which it notifies any member of the Board of Directors of such meeting and (ii)
provide to such Board Observer copies of all written or other materials
delivered to other members of the Board of Directors.
(e)
The Purchaser Nominee shall, at all times, be qualified and eligible to act as a director pursuant to the requirements of the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Securities Laws, as applicable.
5.10
Officer Share Transactions
. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and President, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Business Development, and Director of Finance to enter into an agreement on the Closing Date, which provides that he or she shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior consent of the Purchaser, (i) offer, sell, contract to sell, secure, pledge, grant or sell any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise lend, transfer or dispose of, or announce any intention to do so, any securities of the Company, or (ii) make any short sale, engage in any hedging transaction, or enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to
another Person any of the economic consequences of ownership of Common Shares (each, an
Officer Disposition
), for a period of 30 days following the Closing Date, and for the 30 days immediately following such initial 30 day period, the aggregate Officer Dispositions of any of such Scheduled Officer shall not exceed 50% of the aggregate number of Common Shares held by such Scheduled Officer on the Closing Date. Each such agreement with such Scheduled Officers may contain customary exceptions to such restrictions, which exceptions shall be reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.
5.11
Compliance with Securities Laws
. The Purchaser shall comply with all applicable Securities Laws in connection with any resale of the Purchased Shares.
5.12
Ordinary Course of Business
. The Company shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that, until the Closing Date its operations and business are conducted only in the ordinary course, substantially in the same manner as currently conducted, including in such manner that:
(a)
it shall not incur any indebtedness or obligation except in the ordinary course of business, and in a manner consistent with, past practices;
(b)
it shall not dispose of its Property (in whole or in part as may otherwise constitute a bulk sale), except in the ordinary course of business, and in a manner consistent with past practices;
(c)
it shall not dispose of or lose any of its title to or right to use any of the Intellectual Property Rights, except in the ordinary course of business, and in a manner consistent with past practices;
(d)
it shall maintain in force all policies of
insurance; and
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(e)
it shall not enter or agree to enter into any transaction that may result in a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser of the occurrence or existence of any event or circumstance on or prior to the Closing Date by reason of which the Company has ceased to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course as currently conducted or by reason of which the representations and warranties made by the Company herein have ceased to be true and correct in any material respect (or, in the case of representations and warranties qualified by materiality, in any respect).
5.13
No Dividends
. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, the Company shall not declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend (including a dividend in specie or in kind) or other distribution to holders of any of its shares (including by way of return of capital).
ARTICLE
6
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1
Fees and Expenses
. The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and of Purchaser Counsel incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Purchased Shares. The fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay pursuant to this
Section 6.1
shall be in addition to all such fees and expenses the Company is obligated to pay pursuant to the terms of any other Transaction Document.
6.2
Entire Agreement
. The Transaction Documents, together with the schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, including, without limitation the non-binding term sheet between the Parties dated as of June 13, 2006.
6.3
Notices
. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or via internet at the facsimile number or internet address respectively set out on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or via internet at the facsimile number or internet address respectively set out on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than
5:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on any Trading Day, (c) the 2nd Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by an internationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the Party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set out on the signature pages attached hereto.
6.4
Amendments; Waivers
. No provision of this
Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the
case of an amendment, by the Company
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and the Purchaser or, in the case of a
waiver, by the Party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No
waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of
this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a
waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition
or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either Party to
exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such
right.
6.5
Successors and Assigns
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither Party may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party.
6.6
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set out in
Section 5.7
.
6.7
Governing Law
. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
6.8
Survival
. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing for a period of two years thereafter, except in the case of fraud and except that the representations and warranties set out in
Sections 4.1(f)
and
4.1(y)
shall survive for the limitation period applicable to the respective subject matter thereof.
6.9
Execution
. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party, it being understood that both Parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.
6.10
Severability
. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the Parties shall attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
6.11
Construction
. The Parties confirm that each of them together with the Company Counsel and Purchaser Counsel, as applicable, has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the provisions of this Agreement express the Parties mutual intent and the rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against either Party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the Parties have caused this Share Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated on the first page hereof.
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Execution Copy
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 30, 2006
LORUS THERAPEUTICS INC.
and
HIGH TECH BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
DEFINITIONS |
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Defined Terms |
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1.2 |
General Interpretive Principles |
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ARTICLE 2 |
REGISTRATION RIGHTS |
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2.1 |
Registration Rights |
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2.2 |
Number of Demand Qualifications |
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2.3 |
Exceptions |
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ARTICLE 3 |
PIGGY-BACK RIGHTS |
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3.1 |
Piggyback Registrations |
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ARTICLE 4 |
OBLIGATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES |
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4.1 |
Registration Procedures |
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4.2 |
Information Regarding the Purchaser |
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4.3 |
Discontinuance of Distribution |
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4.4 |
Eligibility for use of Short-Form Prospectus and Form F-3 |
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4.5 |
Compliance with Securities Laws |
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4.6 |
Purchaser Information |
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ARTICLE 5 |
EXPENSES |
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5.1 |
Registration Expenses |
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ARTICLE 6 |
INDEMNIFICATION |
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6.1 |
Indemnification by the Company |
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6.2 |
Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings |
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6.3 |
Contribution |
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ARTICLE 7 |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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7.1 |
Rules 144 and 144A |
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7.2 |
Free Writing Prospectuses |
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7.3 |
No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights |
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7.4 |
Term and Termination |
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7.5 |
Fees and Expenses |
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7.6 |
Entire Agreement |
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7.7 |
Notices |
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7.8 |
Amendments; Waivers |
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7.9 |
Successors and Assigns |
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7.10 |
No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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7.11 |
Governing Law |
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7.12 |
Execution |
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Severability |
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Construction |
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this Agreement ) is dated as of August 30, 2006
BETWEEN LORUS THERAPEUTICS INC. , a Canadian corporation (the Company )
AND HIGH TECH BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG , a German limited partnership, herein represented by CONPHARM ANSTALT , a Liechtenstein corporation (the Purchaser )
WHEREAS , the Company and the Purchaser have entered into the Share Purchase Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of which, the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company, and the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser, Purchased Shares (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement).
AND WHEREAS , as an inducement to the Purchaser for entering into the Share Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser has required that the Company agree, and the Company has agreed, to provide the rights set forth in this Agreement.
AND WHEREAS , the consummation of the Closing (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement) is conditional upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in that certain share purchase agreement, dated as of July 13, 2006 (the Share Purchase Agreement ), between the Company and the Purchaser. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Canadian Prospectus means a short form prospectus prepared and filed in accordance with NI 44-101 in the English and/or French language, as applicable, including all amendments and supplements thereto and all documents and information incorporated therein by reference.
Canadian securities regulatory authorities has the meaning attributed to such term in NI 14-101.
Company Public Sale has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) .
Canadian Securities Administrators means the CSA as defined in NI 14-101.
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Lock-Up Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b)(ii) .
Loss has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .
MRRS means National Policy 43-201 Mutual Reliance Review System for Prospectus and Annual Information Forms of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as such policy may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or any similar instrument, rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators having substantially the same effect as such instrument.
MRRS Decision Document means a decision document issued by the principal regulator pursuant to MRRS.
NASD means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
NI 44-101 means National Instrument 44-101 Short-Form Prospectus Distributions, of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as such instrument may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or any similar instrument, rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators having substantially the same effect as such instrument.
NI 45-102 means National Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities, of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as such instrument may be amended or supplemented or replaced from time to time, or any similar instrument, rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators having substantially the same effect as such instrument.
Piggyback Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) .
Preliminary Canadian Prospectus means a preliminary short form prospectus prepared and filed in accordance with NI 44-101 in the English and/or French language, as applicable, including all amendments and supplements thereto and all documents and information incorporated therein by reference.
Qualifying Provinces means, collectively, each of the provinces of Canada.
Register means:
(a) |
in the case of a registration under the United States Securities Act of the Companys securities for offer and sale, or resale, to the public in the United States under a Registration Statement, preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the United States Securities Act and the automatic effectiveness or the use of commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the United States Securities Act; and |
(b) |
in the case of the qualification with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities of the Companys securities for distribution in any Qualifying Province, preparing and filing a Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, and as soon as practicable thereafter, a Canadian Prospectus under Canadian Securities |
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Legislation and in respect of each, the use of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an MRRS Decision Document. |
The term Registration shall have a correlative meaning.
Registrable Securities means the Purchased Shares issued to the Purchaser pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement or upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of or as a dividend with respect to such shares and any securities that may be issued or distributed or be issuable in respect of the Purchased Shares by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction; provided that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of:
(a) |
the first day that the Purchaser no longer owns any Registrable Securities; |
(b) |
in respect of a Registration under the United States Securities Act, the first day on which the Purchaser may sell all of the Registrable Securities owned by the Purchaser in one transaction pursuant to Rule 144; |
(c) |
in respect of a Registration in Canada, the first day on which the Purchaser owns less than 10% of the number of Common Shares then outstanding; and |
(d) |
June 30, 2012. |
Registration Expenses has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 .
Registration Period means:
(e) |
in respect of a Registration under the United States Securities Act, the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earliest to occur of: |
(i) |
the first day that the Purchaser no longer owns any Registrable Securities; |
(ii) |
the first day on which the Purchaser may sell all of the Registrable Securities owned by the Purchaser in one transaction pursuant to Rule 144; and |
(iii) |
June 30, 2012; and |
(f) |
in respect of a Registration in Canada, the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earliest to occur of: |
(i) |
the first day that the Purchaser no longer owns any Registrable Securities; |
(ii) |
the first day on which the Purchaser owns less than 10% of the number of Common Shares then outstanding; and |
(iii) |
June 30, 2012. |
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Registration Statement means any registration statement on Form F-3, or any successor form thereto, of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the United States Securities Act, including the related U.S. Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Securities Regulators means the SEC and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities.
Shelf Registration Statement means a Registration Statement filed in respect of an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the United States Securities Act (or any successor or similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC) covering the resale of Registrable Securities.
Shelf Supplement means, in respect of a Registration under the United States Securities Act, a supplement to the U.S. Prospectus contained in the Shelf Registration Statement for purposes of including pricing and other necessary information in connection with any resale of Registrable Securities.
Specified Province(s) has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .
supplement shall include any Shelf Supplement.
Underwritten Offering means a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for distribution to the public.
U.S. Prospectus means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
1.2 |
General Interpretive Principles . |
(a) |
Headings: The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. |
(b) |
Articles; Sections: The terms this Agreement , hereof , hereunder hereto and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section or other portion hereof and include any agreement supplemental hereto. Unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith, references herein to Articles, Sections and clauses are to Articles, Sections and clauses of this Agreement. |
(c) |
Number; Gender: Words, including defined terms, importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa, and words, including defined terms, importing gender include all genders. |
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(d) |
Extended Meaning: The word include(s) means include(s), without limitation, and the word including means including, but not limited to or including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, as the context requires. |
(e) |
Reference to Agreements and Enactments: Reference herein to any agreement, instrument, licence or other document shall be deemed to include reference to such agreement, instrument, licence or other document as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; and reference herein to any enactment shall be deemed to include reference to such enactment as re-enacted, amended or extended from time to time and to any successor enactment. |
ARTICLE 2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
2.1 Registration Rights. If the Company receives a written request from the Purchaser that the Company file a Canadian Prospectus under Canadian Securities Legislation or a Registration Statement under the United States Securities Act to Register the resale of all or part of the Registrable Securities held by the Purchaser, the Company shall, subject to the limitations of Sections 2.2 and 2.3 :
(a) |
as soon as practicable and in any event within 90 days (or four weeks in the case of a demand for Registration in Canada prior to the date that is four months from the Closing Date) after the Companys receipt of such written request, prepare and file in those Qualifying Provinces specified by the Purchaser (the Specified Province(s) ) or in the United States, as the case may be, a Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement, as applicable, in order to Register that number of Registrable Securities specified by the Purchaser in the request; |
(b) |
use its commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any regulatory comments and satisfy any regulatory deficiencies in respect of the Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement, as applicable, and, as soon as reasonably practicable after such comments or deficiencies have been resolved or satisfied, prepare and file, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) in Canada, obtain an MRRS Decision Document (or an equivalent document) for the Specified Province(s) for the (final) Canadian Prospectus or (ii) in the United States, cause the Registration Statement to become effective under the United States Securities Act, and will, subject to the provisions of Article 3 , take all other steps and proceedings necessary in order to Register the resale of the Registrable Securities in the Specified Province(s) or the United States, as the case may be, as soon as practicable; |
(c) |
ensure that (i) in the case of the Canadian Prospectus, the Canadian Prospectus contains the disclosure required by, and conforms in all material respects to the requirements of, the applicable provisions of Canadian Securities Legislation; and (ii) in the case of the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement contains |
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the disclosure required by, and conforms in all material respects, to the requirements of, the applicable provisions of the United States Securities Act; |
(d) |
prepare and file as soon as practicable with the securities regulatory authorities in the Specified Province(s) or the United States, as the case may be, any amendments and supplements to the Canadian Prospectus or the Registration Statement that may be necessary to comply with applicable Canadian Securities Legislation or the United States Securities Laws, as the case may be; and |
(e) |
in the case of an Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the underwriters of such offering. |
Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1 , a request pursuant to Section 2.1 may be withdrawn by written notice to the Company by the Purchaser.
2.2 Number of Demand Qualifications. The Company is only obligated to file an aggregate of five Canadian Prospectuses and Registration Statements under Section 2.1 and shall not be obligated to effect more than two Registrations in any one calendar year, but no filing pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be deemed to be a filing for purposes of this Article 2 until:
(a) |
the Company has in Canada, secured an MRRS Decision Document (or an equivalent document) for the Specified Province(s) for the Canadian Prospectus; or |
(b) |
in the United States, the Registration Statement has become effective |
unless such document has not been secured or become effective due solely to the fault of, or (except as a result of any postponement of any filing pursuant to Section 2.3 ) because the filing is withdrawn at the written request of, the Purchaser. For greater certainty, any request by the Purchaser to file a Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement, which is subsequently abandoned or withdrawn by the Purchaser, shall count as one of the five Canadian Prospectuses and Registration Statements the Company is obligated to file hereunder.
2.3 Exceptions. If the Company is requested to file a Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.1 :
(a) |
the Company is not obligated to effect the filing of such Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement if the number of Registrable Securities to be Registered comprises less than 1% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares at the time of delivery of the notice; |
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(b) |
the Company is not obligated to effect the filing of such Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement: |
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for a period of up to 90 days after the date of a request for Registration pursuant to Section 2.1 if: |
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(A) |
at the time of such request, the Company is engaged, or has fixed plans to engage within 60 days after the date of such request, in an Underwritten Offering in which the Purchaser is entitled to include Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3.1 ; or |
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(B) |
at the time of such request, the Company is currently engaged in an offer or exchange offer and the filing of a Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement would cause a violation of applicable Canadian Securities Legislation or the United States Securities Act; |
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(ii) |
during the 90-day period following the closing by the Company of an Underwritten Offering in which the Purchaser was entitled (subject to underwriter cutbacks) to include Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3.1 (or for such shorter period as the lead underwriter(s) of such public offering may have requested) (the Lock-Up Period ), if the lead underwriter(s) of such public offering has advised the Company that the stand-off pursuant to this clause (ii) , including the length thereof, is reasonable and customary under the circumstances and has requested such stand-off; |
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(iii) |
if the Company has already effected the filing of a Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.1 within the previous 90 days and such Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement has not been withdrawn or such prior offering otherwise terminated; or |
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if the Company has a Shelf Registration Statement that has been declared effective under the United States Securities Act at the time it receives a written notice from the Purchaser exercising its demand rights pursuant to Section 2.1 ; |
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(c) |
the Company may defer such filing for up to 90 days after the delivery by the Company to the Purchaser of a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company it would be detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for a Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement to be filed and it is essential to defer the filing of such Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement; provided that the Company may not use this right more than twice in any one calendar year; |
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the Company shall keep a Shelf Registration Statement effective for the period specified by the Purchaser; provided that such period ends on or prior to the date on which the Registration Period ends. |
provided that (1) the Company shall give prompt written notice to the Purchaser at such time as the reason for any postponement of the filing of a Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.3(b) , or Section 2.3(c) , no longer exists, or any Lock-Up
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Period has been terminated, at which point the relevant postponement shall terminate, (2) any stand-off period pursuant to Section 2.3(b)(ii) may be terminated by the relevant lead underwriter(s), such consent to termination not to be unreasonably withheld, and upon any such termination the postponement of the filing of a Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.3(b)(ii) shall terminate, and (3) if the Company postpones the filing of any Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.3(b) or (c) and the Purchaser withdraws its related request pursuant to Section 2.1 , the Purchaser will not have any obligation pursuant to Section 5.1 in connection with such aborted filing.
ARTICLE 3
PIGGY-BACK RIGHTS
3.1 |
Piggyback Registrations. |
(a) |
Participation . If the Company at any time proposes to Register any offering of its securities under the United States Securities Act or Canadian Securities Legislation, for its own account or for the account of any other Persons, on a form or in a manner that would permit the inclusion of the Registrable Securities for offer and sale in an Underwritten Offering to the public under the United States Securities Act or Canadian Securities Legislation (other than (i) a Registration under the United States Securities Act on Form S-4, F-4, F-10 or S-8 or any successor form to such Forms or (ii) a Registration of securities solely relating to an offering and sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit plan arrangement) (a Company Public Sale ), then, as soon as practicable but in no event less than, |
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in respect of a Company Public Sale in Canada five (5) Trading Days prior to the proposed date of filing the Preliminary Canadian Prospectus, except that in the case of a bought deal as contemplated by NI 44-101 the Company shall give such notice to the Purchaser as promptly as practicable but not later than four (4) Trading Days prior to the proposed date of filing the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, and |
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in respect of a Company Public Sale Registered under the United States Securities Act, five (5) Trading Days prior to the proposed date of filing the Registration Statement, |
the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the Purchaser. Such notice shall offer the Purchaser the opportunity to include in such Company Public Sale under a Registration Statement or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) such number of Registrable Securities as the Purchaser may request in writing (a Piggyback Registration ). The Company is under no obligation to complete any offering of its securities it proposes to make pursuant to this Section 3.1 and will incur no liability to the Purchaser for its failure to do so.
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Inclusion of Registrable Securities in Company Public Sale. Subject to Section 3.1(c) , the Company shall include in such Company Public Sale all such |
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Registrable Securities which are requested to be included therein within 15 days after the receipt by the Purchaser of any such notice; provided that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register any securities and prior to: |
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the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement (in the case of a Registration under the United States Securities Act); or |
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an MRRS Decision Document being issued for the Canadian Prospectus (in the case of a Registration pursuant to Canadian Securities Legislation) |
filed in connection with such Registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay Registration of such securities, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Purchaser and, thereupon:
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in the case of a determination not to Register, shall be relieved of its obligation to include any Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith); and |
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in the case of a determination to delay Registering, shall be permitted to delay including any Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering, for the same period as the delay in Registering such other securities. |
If the Purchaser requests a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 3.1(a) , then the Purchaser must, and the Company shall make such arrangements with the managing underwriter or underwriters so that the Purchaser may, participate in such Underwritten Offering. The Purchaser shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of its Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effective date thereof.
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Priority of Piggyback Registration . If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and the Purchaser in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities which the Purchaser and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be: |
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first, 100% of the securities that the Company or (subject to Section 7.3 ) any Person (other than the Purchaser) exercising a contractual right to demand Registration, as the case may be, proposes to sell; and |
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second, and only if all the securities referred to in Section 3.1(c)(i) have been included, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect; and |
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third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities referred to in Sections 3.1(c)(i) and 3.1(c)(ii) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration. |
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Obligation to Register Registrable Securities. To the extent that any Registrable Securities are included and sold in a Company Public Sale, the Companys continuing obligations to Register that number of securities included in the Company Public Sale shall forthwith cease upon the closing of the Company Public Sale; provided that all of the Companys obligations under Article 2 and Section 3.1 in respect of the Registrable Shares that were not included and sold in such Company Public Sale shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be deemed to have been satisfied or to have ceased as a result of such Company Public Sale. |
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Underwriting Agreement . The Purchaser shall be party to the underwriting agreement between the Company and such underwriters, which underwriting agreement shall (i) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of the Purchaser as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings and (ii) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters, except that such Purchaser shall be required, upon request, to provide representations, warranties or agreements regarding the Purchaser, the Purchasers Registrable Securities and the Purchasers intended method of distribution of the Registrable Securities or any other representations or information required by law or required to be included in a Registration Statement. |
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Participation in Underwritten Registrations . The Purchaser may not participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless the Purchaser (i) agrees to sell its applicable Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. |
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ARTICLE 4
OBLIGATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Registration Procedures. In connection with the Companys Registration obligations under Article 2 and Article 3 , the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith the Company will:
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prepare the required Registration Statement or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) including all exhibits and financial statements required under the United States Securities Act or Canadian Securities Legislation to be filed therewith, and before filing a Registration Statement, U.S. Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be), or any amendments or supplements thereto, and (x) furnish to the Purchaser copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of the Purchaser and its counsel, acting reasonably and (y) except in the case of a Registration under Section 3.1 , not file any Registration Statement, U.S. Prospectus, or Canadian Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto to which the Purchaser or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object; provided that notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement, if the Purchaser or the underwriters, if any, do so reasonably object, the Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of any of its obligations hereunder; |
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as soon as reasonably practicable file with the SEC or the Canadian Securities Administrators in each applicable Qualifying Province (as the case may be) a Registration Statement or Canadian Prospectus, respectively, relating to the Registrable Securities including all exhibits and financial statements required by the SEC or such Canadian Securities Administrators (as the case may be) to be filed therewith, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the United States Securities Act or an MRRS Decision Document to be issued for such Canadian Prospectus; |
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prepare and file with the SEC or the Canadian Securities Administrators in each applicable Qualifying Province such amendments and post-effective amendments to any Registration Statement or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) and supplements (including Shelf Supplements) to the U.S. Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser or necessary to keep such Registration effective for the period of time required by this Agreement and, if applicable, to include the Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 3.1 , and comply with provisions of applicable Securities Laws with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) during such period in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition by the Purchaser set forth in such Registration Statement or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be); |
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notify the Purchaser and (if requested) confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents to the Purchaser, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by or on behalf of the Company |
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the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed, becomes effective, and when the applicable U.S. Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such U.S. Prospectus has been filed, and/or |
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the applicable Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto has been filed or an MRRS Decision Document issued therefor, |
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of any written comments by the Securities Regulators or any request by the Securities Regulators or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement (or the related U.S. Prospectus), any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or any Canadian Prospectus or for additional information, |
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of the issuance by the Securities Regulators of any stop order or cease trade order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or Canadian Prospectus or any order by the Securities Regulators or any other Governmental Authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, and |
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of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; |
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promptly notify the Purchaser when the Company becomes aware of the happening of any event as a result of which |
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the applicable Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus contains any misrepresentation (as defined in Canadian Securities Legislation) or fails to constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts regarding the Registrable Securities or, |
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the applicable Registration Statement or the U.S. Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect), contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the U.S. Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading, or |
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if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement, U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus in order to comply with the United States Securities Laws or Canadian Securities Legislation, as applicable, and, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the Securities Regulators, and furnish without charge to the selling Purchaser an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus which will correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance;
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use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent or obtain the withdrawal of any stop order, cease trade order or other order suspending the use of any preliminary or final U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus or suspending the qualification of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus; |
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promptly incorporate in a U.S. Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, or in an amendment or supplement to a Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and the Purchaser agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities; and make all required filings of such U.S. Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment, or amendment or supplement to such Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such U.S. Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment or amendment or supplement to such Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus; |
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furnish to the Purchaser without charge, as many conformed copies as the Purchaser may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) and any supplement, amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference); |
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deliver to the Purchaser without charge, as many copies of the applicable U.S. Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus), Preliminary Canadian Prospectus and Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) and any amendment or supplement thereto as the Purchaser may reasonably request (it being understood that the Company consents to the use of such U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus and Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) or any amendment or supplement thereto by the Purchaser in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus and Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) or any amendment or supplement thereto) and such other documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by the Purchaser; |
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on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective under the United States Securities Act, use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the Purchaser and its counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as the Purchaser or its counsel reasonably request in writing and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such Registration in effect, provided that the Company will not be required to |
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qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, |
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become subject to the securities laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, the various states of the United States, Canada or the Qualifying Provinces, or |
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take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; |
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use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as applicable to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary to enable the Purchaser to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; |
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enter into such customary agreements (including, without limitation, indemnification agreements, and in the case of Underwritten Offerings, underwriting agreements) and take all such other actions as the Purchaser or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities; |
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obtain for delivery to the Purchaser and to the underwriters, if any, an opinion or opinions (including, as applicable, any French translation opinion for any Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus) from counsel for the Company dated the effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, addressed or confirmed to the Purchaser and underwriters, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser or underwriters, as the case may be, and their respective counsel; |
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in the case of an Underwritten Offering, provide copies to the Purchaser included in such Underwritten Offering, of the comfort letter from, and delivered to the Company and the underwriters, if any, by the Companys independent certified public accountants, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters as the Company and the underwriters, if |
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any, reasonably request, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and brought down to the closing under the underwriting agreement; |
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cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the NASD or other regulatory body; |
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use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable securities laws and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the United States Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; |
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provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as the case may be, from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement, or the date an MRRS Decision Document is issued for the Canadian Prospectus, as the case may be; |
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cause all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as the case may be, to be listed on each securities exchange on which any of the Companys securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of the Companys securities are then quoted; and |
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make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by |
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a representative appointed by the Purchaser covered by the applicable Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as the case may be, |
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any underwriter or agent participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as the case may be, and |
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by any attorney, lawyer, accountant or other agent retained by the Purchaser or any such underwriter or agent, |
all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Companys officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility; provided that any such Person gaining
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access to information regarding the Company pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure or use any information regarding the Company which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination such Person is notified, unless (w) the release of such information is requested or required (by deposition, interrogatory, requests for information or documents by a governmental entity, subpoena or similar process), (x) such information is or becomes publicly known without a breach of this or any other agreement of which such Person has knowledge, (y) such information is or becomes available to such Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or (z) such information is independently developed by such Person.
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Information Regarding the Purchaser. |
The Company may require the Purchaser to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of the Registrable Securities and such other information relating to the Purchaser and its ownership of Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing to enable the Company to comply with its obligations hereunder. The Purchaser agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall assume and shall not be deemed to assume any liability for any information provided to it by the Purchaser.
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Discontinuance of Distribution. |
The Purchaser agrees by acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4.1(e) , the Purchaser will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as the case may be, until the Purchasers receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as the case may be, contemplated by Section 4.1(e) , or until the Purchaser is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as the case may be, may be resumed, and if so directed by the Company, the Purchaser will deliver to the Company (at the Companys expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in the Purchasers possession, of the U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as the case may be, covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
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Eligibility for use of Short-Form Prospectus and Form F-3. |
The Company covenants that it shall, during the Registration Period, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its eligibility to file:
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a prospectus in Canada in the form of a short form prospectus pursuant to NI 44-101, and |
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a registration statement on Form F-3, or successor form thereto, under the United States Securities Act for purposes of registering securities to be offered and sold, including on a delayed or continuous basis, for the account of any person other than the issuer. |
4.5 |
Compliance with Securities Laws. |
The Purchaser will comply with all Applicable Laws in connection with its resale of the Registrable Securities and the exercise of any of its rights and obligations hereunder.
4.6 |
Purchaser Information. |
The Purchaser covenants that any information it provides in writing to the Company for the express purpose of inclusion in
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any Registration Statement under which Registrable Securities are Registered under the United States Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary U.S. Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto), or |
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any Preliminary Canadian Prospectus, Canadian Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, |
shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a U.S. Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or, in the case of a Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, that such information provides full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts.
ARTICLE 5
EXPENSES
5.1 |
Registration Expenses. |
The expenses incident to the Companys performance of or compliance with Article 2 , Article 3 and Article 4 of this Agreement will be paid by the Company, consisting of those expenses as set forth below:
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all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the Securities Regulators or the NASD, |
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all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws, |
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all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing prospectuses or similar documents), |
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all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any opinions, audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), |
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United States Securities Act liability insurance or similar insurance if the Company so desires or the underwriters, if any, so require in accordance with then-customary underwriting practice, |
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all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, |
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all applicable rating agency fees with respect to the Registrable Securities, |
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any reasonable fees and disbursements of underwriters, if any, customarily paid by issuers of securities and, for greater certainty, shall not include the fees and disbursements of any underwriters separately engaged by the Purchaser, |
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all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any Registration, and |
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all of the Companys internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties). |
All such expenses are referred to herein as Registration Expenses . The Company shall not be required to pay any fees and disbursements to underwriters not customarily paid by the issuers of securities in a secondary offering, including underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable solely to the sale of Registrable Securities.
ARTICLE 6
INDEMNIFICATION
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Indemnification by the Company. |
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, the Purchaser, its directors, officers and employees and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the United States Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons from and against any and all losses, penalties, judgments, suits, costs, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, whether or not such indemnified party is a party thereto) and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a Loss and collectively Losses ) arising out of or based upon
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any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in |
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preliminary or summary U.S. Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), or |
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any Preliminary Canadian Prospectus, Canadian Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any material incorporated by reference therein, or |
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any omission or alleged omission to state in a Registration Statement or U.S. Prospectus a material fact required to be stated therein (in the case of the U.S. Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading or in a Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus to provide full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts, or |
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any violation or alleged violation by the Company of any Applicable Law relating to any action or inaction in connection with any Registration or disclosure document or other document or information incorporated by reference therein and used in connection with such Registration; |
provided that the Company shall not be liable to any particular indemnified party (x) to the extent that any such Loss arises solely as a result of an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any such Registration Statement, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such indemnified party expressly for use in the preparation thereof or (y) to the extent that any such Loss arises solely as a result of an untrue statement or omission in a preliminary U.S. Prospectus or Preliminary Canadian Prospectus relating to Registrable Securities, if a U.S. Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, respectively, (as then amended or supplemented) that would have cured the defect was furnished to the indemnified party from whom the Person asserting the claim giving rise to such Loss purchased Registrable Securities at least one day prior to the sale (which may include a contract of sale) of the Registrable Securities to such Person and a copy of such U.S. Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus, as applicable, (as amended and supplemented) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such indemnified party to such Person at or prior to the sale (which may include a contract of sale) of the Registrable Securities to such Person. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Purchaser or any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by the Purchaser. The Company will also indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the United States Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the indemnified parties.
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Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. |
Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder will
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give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification, provided that any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at all, that it is actually and materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure, and |
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permit such indemnifying party to assume the defence of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to select and employ separate counsel and to participate in the defence of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless |
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the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, |
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the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defence of such claim within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Person entitled to indemnification hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person, |
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the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defences available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, or |
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in the reasonable judgment of any such Person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defence of such claim on behalf of such Person). |
If the indemnifying party assumes the defence, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to settle such action without the consent of the indemnified party. No indemnifying party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. If such defence is not assumed by the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its prior written consent, but such consent may not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements or other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time from such indemnified party or parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties, (y) an indemnified party has
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reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that there may be legal defences available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the other indemnified parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists or may exist (based upon advice of counsel to an indemnified party) between such indemnified party and the other indemnified parties, in each of which cases the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.
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Contribution. |
If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 6.1 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Loss
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in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand; or |
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if the allocation provided by clause (a) of this Section 6.3 is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (a) of this Section 6.3 but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the acts, statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. |
In connection with any Registration Statement, U.S. Prospectus, Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus (as the case may be) filed with the applicable Securities Regulators by the Company, (x) the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of any securities registered thereunder (before deducting expenses) received by the indemnifying party and the net proceeds from the offering of any Registrable Securities (before deducting expenses) received by the indemnified party, bear to the aggregate public offering price of the securities registered thereunder; and (y) the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6.3 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 6.3 . No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the United States Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in Section 6.1 shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other
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expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. If indemnification is available under Section 6.1 , the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the full extent provided in Section 6.1 without regard to the relative fault of said indemnifying parties or indemnified party. The remedies provided for in this Section 6.3 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS
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Rules 144 and 144A . |
The Company covenants that it will file the reports required to be filed by it under the United States Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder. If the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of the Purchaser, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rules 144, 144A or Regulation S under the United States Securities Act, and it will take such further action as the Purchaser may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Purchaser to sell Registrable Securities without Registration under the United States Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rules 144, 144A or Regulation S under the United States Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the request of the Purchaser, the Company will deliver to the Purchaser a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof.
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Free Writing Prospectuses. |
The Purchaser agrees that it will not use any free writing prospectuses (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the United States Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale by it of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
7.3 |
No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights . |
The Company will not hereafter enter into, and is not currently a party to, any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Purchaser by this Agreement.
7.4 |
Term and Termination. |
This Agreement shall take effect from and after the Closing Date and shall terminate upon the later of the expiration of the Registration Period in Canada or the United States, except for the provisions of Article 6 , which shall survive any such termination.
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Fees and Expenses. |
The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and of Purchaser Counsel incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution
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and delivery of this Agreement. The fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay pursuant to this Section 7.5 shall be in addition to all such fees and expenses the Company is obligated to pay pursuant to the terms of Article 5 , Article 6 and any other Transaction Document.
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Entire Agreement. |
The Transaction Documents, together with the schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, including, without limitation the non-binding term sheet between the Parties dated as of June 13, 2006.
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Notices. |
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of
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the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or via internet at the facsimile number or internet address respectively set out on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on a Trading Day, |
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the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or via internet at the facsimile number or internet address respectively set out on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on any Trading Day, |
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the 2nd Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by an internationally recognized overnight courier service, or |
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upon actual receipt by the Party to whom such notice is required to be given. |
The address for such notices and communications shall be as set out on the signature pages attached hereto.
7.8 |
Amendments; Waivers. |
No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
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Successors and Assigns. |
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither Party may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party.
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No Third-Party Beneficiaries. |
This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
7.11 |
Governing Law. |
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
7.12 |
Execution. |
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party, it being understood that both Parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.
7.13 |
Severability. |
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the Parties shall attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
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Construction. |
The Parties confirm that each of them together with the Company Counsel and Purchaser Counsel, as applicable, has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the provisions of this Agreement express the Parties mutual intent and the rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against either Party.
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BETWEEN
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LORUS THERAPEUTICS INC. , a Canadian corporation (the Company ) |
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TECHNIFUND INC. , an Ontario corporation (the Purchaser ) |
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Interpretation. |
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Headings . The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. |
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Articles; Sections . The terms this Agreement , hereof , hereunder hereto and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section or other portion hereof and include any agreement supplemental hereto. |
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Unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith, references herein to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement. |
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Schedules . The Disclosure Letter and other Schedules referred to herein form an integral part of this Agreement. |
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Number; Gender . Words, including defined terms, importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa, and words, including defined terms, importing gender include all genders. |
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Extended Meaning . The word include(s) means include(s), without limitation, and the word including means including, but not limited to or including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, as the context requires. |
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Reference to Agreements and Enactments . Reference herein to any agreement, instrument, licence or other document shall be deemed to include reference to such agreement, instrument, licence or other document as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; and reference herein to any enactment shall be deemed to include reference to such enactment as re-enacted, amended or extended from time to time and to any successor enactment. |
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Dollars or $ . A reference herein to CAN $ , $ or the word Dollars , without more, shall be a reference to lawful money of Canada. |
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Deliveries . |
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On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the following: |
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legal opinion of Company Counsel, customary for transactions of this type; |
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a share certificate or certificates representing the Purchased Shares registered in the name of the Purchaser; and |
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an Officers Certificate certifying (A) that the conditions to Closing set out in Sections 2.3(b)(i), 2.3(b)(ii), 2.3(b)(iii) and 2.3(b)(iv) are satisfied as of the relevant time, (B) the articles and by-laws of the Company, (C) incumbency particulars, and (D) all resolutions of the board of directors approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
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On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following |
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a completed and duly signed Accredited Investor Certificate Form, in the form attached as Schedule 2.2(b)(i) ; |
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the Purchase Price by certified cheque or wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account as specified in writing to the Company; and |
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an Officers Certificate certifying (A) that the conditions to Closing set out in Sections 2.3(a)(i) and 2.3(a)(ii) are satisfied as of the relevant time, (B) the articles and by-laws of the Purchaser, (C) incumbency particulars, and (D) all resolutions of the board of directors approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
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Closing Conditions . |
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The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met: |
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the truth and accuracy in all material respects (with the exception of any representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and accurate in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein; |
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all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date (including delivery by the Purchaser of the items set out in Section 2.2(b) ) shall have been performed; and |
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the delivery by the Purchaser of the items set out in Section 2.2(b) ). |
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The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met: |
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the truth and accuracy in all material respects (with the exception of any representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and accurate in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (for the avoidance of doubt, if any of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein refers to a date prior to, or a period of time preceding, the date of this Agreement, such representation and warranty shall remain true and accurate |
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in respect of such reference date or period of time), and the delivery of an updated Disclosure Letter (the Updated Disclosure Letter ) on the Closing Date revised to reflect changes in the operations or condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date and the representations and warranties in Section 3.1 shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly, provided that if the Updated Disclosure Letter discloses any fact, state of facts, event, circumstances or matter with respect to any representation and warranty that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect, then such representation and warranties shall be and shall be deemed to be not accurate on the Closing Date and the condition provided in this Section 2.3(b)(i) shall not be met or satisfied; |
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all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date (including delivery by the Purchaser of the items set out Section 2.2(a) ) shall have been performed; |
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there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date of this Agreement; |
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from the date of this Agreement to and including the Closing Date, trading in the Common Shares shall not have been suspended by any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities, the TSX or the AMEX (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing); and |
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the delivery by the Company of the items set out in Section 2.2(a) . |
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the closing of the share purchase transaction between the Company and High Tech Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG, a German limited partnership, represented by Conpharm Anstalt, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a share purchase agreement dated as of July 13, 2006; |
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the Required Approvals shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect and shall not be subject to any stop-order or proceeding seeking a stop-order or revocation; |
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no Action or proceeding shall be pending or threatened by any person to enjoin, restrict or prohibit the sale and purchase of the Purchased Shares contemplated hereby; and |
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no provision of any Applicable Laws and no judgment, injunction, order or decree shall be in effect which restrains or enjoins or otherwise prohibits the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
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Subsidiaries . Each of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company (each, a Subsidiary ) are set out in Section 3.1(a) of the Disclosure Letter . The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares or other equity interests in the capital of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of pre-emptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. |
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Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its Property and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or constating documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or Property owned or leased by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. |
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Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or its shareholders, in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each |
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Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery shall have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, shall constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. |
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No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and shall not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Companys or any Subsidiarys certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or constating documents, or (ii), subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the Property of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any Property of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any Applicable Laws to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject, or by which any Property of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
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Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section 4.1 , (ii) application(s) to the AMEX and the TSX for the listing of the Purchased Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required hereby and thereby, (iii) any other required filings with one or more of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities, (iv) any other required approvals of any Trading Market, and (v) any notice to the Debentureholder if required (collectively, the Required Approvals ). |
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Issuance of the Purchased Shares . The Purchased Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Transaction Documents, shall be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. |
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Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company is as described in the Companys most recent periodic report filed on SEDAR. The Company has not issued any |
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securities other than pursuant to the Debentures, the exercise of employee stock options under the Stock Option Plans and pursuant to the conversion or exercise of outstanding Common Share Equivalents. No Person has any right of first refusal, pre-emptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares, the Stock Option Plans or the Debentures, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Common Shares, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional Common Shares or Common Share Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares shall not obligate the Company to issue Common Shares or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser) and shall not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. All of the outstanding Common Shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, to the knowledge of the Company, have been issued in compliance with all Applicable Laws and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of such outstanding Common Shares was issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except for the Required Approvals, no further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Companys authorized capital to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Companys shareholders. |
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Continuous Reports; Financial Statements . The Company has filed or submitted all reports, financial statements, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed or submitted by it under the Securities Laws, for the two (2) years preceding the date of this Agreement (or such shorter period as the Company may have been required by the Securities Laws to file or submit such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the Continuous Disclosure Reports ) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing or submission and has filed or submitted any such Continuous Disclosure Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension, except where a failure to do so could not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of their respective dates, the Continuous Disclosure Reports complied with the requirements of the Securities Laws, and none of the Continuous Disclosure Reports, when filed or submitted, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the Continuous Disclosure Reports have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved ( GAAP ), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial |
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statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. |
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Material Changes . Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the Continuous Disclosure Reports and except as specifically disclosed in the Continuous Disclosure Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Companys financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made or required to be made pursuant to the Securities Laws, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting except as required by GAAP, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other Property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any of its Common Shares and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to the Stock Option Plans or the Share Purchase Plan. The Company does not have pending before any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities any confidential material change report. |
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Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated (including by any of the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities) against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective Property or, to the knowledge of the Company, any current officer or director or former officer or director of the Company before or by any Governmental Authority (collectively, an Action ) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Purchased Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavourable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director or officer thereof, is the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under the Applicable Laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. No stop order or other order suspending the trading in securities of the Company is outstanding. |
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Labour Relations . No labour dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
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Compliance . To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a |
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default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any Governmental Authority, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any Applicable Law, except in each case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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Regulatory Permits . The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate Governmental Authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Continuous Disclosure Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect ( Material Permits ), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit. |
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Title to Property . The Company and the Subsidiaries do not own real property. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1(o) , the Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in all personal property (tangible or intangible) owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, provincial, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property (including facilities) held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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Intellectual Property . The Company and the Subsidiaries have title to, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights necessary or material for use (as determined by the Company, acting commercially reasonably) in connection with their respective businesses as currently conducted and anticipated to be conducted, as described in the Continuous Disclosure Reports and except where the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the Intellectual Property Rights ). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company: (i) all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable, and (ii) there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. |
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Insurance . The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that |
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it shall not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost. |
(q)
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Transactions With Affiliates and Employees . Except as set out in the Continuous Disclosure Reports, none of the current officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for leasing, rental or licensing to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) for other employee benefits, including the Share Purchase Plan and stock option agreements under the Stock Option Plans. |
(r)
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Securities Laws; Internal Accounting Controls . The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Securities Laws which are applicable to it. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls as required by MI 52-109. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures as required by MI 52-109 for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Companys most recently filed periodic report under the Securities Laws, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Companys certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys controls and procedures as of the date prior to the filing date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Securities Laws (such date, the Evaluation Date ). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Securities Laws the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date to the extent required by MI 52-109. Since the Evaluation Date, except as disclosed in the Continuous Disclosure Reports, there have been no significant changes in the Companys internal disclosure controls and procedures or its internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in Section 1.1 of MI 52-109) or, to the Companys knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Companys internal disclosure controls and procedures or its internal control over financial reporting. To the extent any requirements applicable to the Company under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC pursuant to such Act, differ from the foregoing, the Company is in compliance with all such requirements, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(s)
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Certain Fees . No brokerage or finders fees or commissions are or shall be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement |
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agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. |
(t)
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Private Offering and Sale . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set out in Section 3.2 , no registration under the United States Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Purchased Shares by the Company to the Purchaser as contemplated hereby. |
(u)
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Investment Company : The Company is not, and immediately after consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, shall not be, registered or required to be registered as an investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
(v)
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Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Common Shares are listed on the TSX and the AMEX, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the listing of the Common Shares on the TSX or the AMEX nor has the Company received any notification that the TSX or the AMEX is contemplating terminating such listing. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Shares are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it shall not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the listing and maintenance requirements of the TSX and the AMEX. |
(w)
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Disclosure . The Disclosure Letter to this Agreement and the representations and warranties made herein are true and correct with respect to the statements made therein and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. |
(x)
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Solvency . The Continuous Disclosure Reports set out as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, Indebtedness shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of CAN $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Companys balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except obligations in respect of indemnification, guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of CAN $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Based on the current understanding of the Company of funding alternatives available to it, as well |
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as its ability to make operational decisions to control its burn rate as needed, the Company does not expect to become insolvent within the 12-month period commencing from the date of this Agreement. |
(y)
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Tax Status . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, provincial, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary. |
(z)
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Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of Applicable Laws, or (iv) violated in any respect any provision of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended. |
(aa)
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Accountants . The Companys accountants are set out on Section 3.1(aa) of the Disclosure Letter . To the knowledge of the Company, such accountants are independent accountants as may be required by the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Securities Laws. |
(bb)
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Regulation S; Directed Selling Efforts . (i) None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any persons acting on its or their behalf has engaged in any directed selling effort (within the meaning of Regulation S) with respect to the Purchased Shares; (ii) none of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any Person acting on its or their behalf has offered to sell any of the Purchased Shares by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D of the United States Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the United States Securities Act; and (iii) it is a foreign issuer within the meaning of Regulation S and reasonably believes that there is no substantial U.S. market interest in the Purchased Shares of the Corporation (as such term is defined under Regulation S). |
(cc)
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Reporting Issuer Status. The Company is a reporting issuer (or equivalent concept thereof) in each province of Canada that has the concept. |
(a)
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Organization; Authority . The Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full |
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right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of the Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by Applicable Laws. |
(b)
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No Conflicts . Neither the entering into nor the delivery of this Agreement nor the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Purchaser shall result in a violation of: (i) any of the provisions of the constating documents or by-laws of the Purchaser; (ii) any agreement or other instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; or (iii) any Applicable Laws. |
(c)
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Residence . The Purchaser is resident or has a place of business in the Province of Ontario at the following address: 22 St. Clair Avenue East, 18 th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2S3, Attention: Herbert Abramson. |
(d)
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Purchase for Own Account . The Purchaser is purchasing the Purchased Shares as principal for its own account, and not for the benefit of any other Person, for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any or all of the Purchased Shares. The Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Purchased Shares and does not presently have any undertaking, agreement, arrangement or understanding with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participation to that Person or any third Person with respect to the Purchased Shares. |
(e)
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Not Single Purpose Entity . The Purchaser has not been formed for the specific purpose of and is not being used primarily for the purpose of purchasing and holding the Purchased Shares. |
(f)
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Accredited Investor . The Purchaser is an accredited investor (as that term is defined in Schedule 2.2(b)(i) and the Purchaser has completed and executed the Certificate of Accredited Investor attached hereto as Schedule 2.2(b)(i) . |
(g)
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Not a U.S. Person . The Purchaser is neither a United States person (as that term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the United States Securities Act of 1933) nor purchasing the Purchased Shares for the account of a United States person or for resale to a United States person or to a Person in the United States. |
(h)
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No Fees or Commissions . The Purchaser is not and will not be obligated to pay any fee or commission to any Person in connection with its purchase of the Purchased Shares. |
(a)
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Legal Advice . The Purchaser is responsible for obtaining any legal, accounting, tax and other professional advice that the Purchaser considers appropriate in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any subsequent transfer or resale of the Purchased Shares. |
(b)
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No Regulatory Review . No Governmental Authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Purchased Shares. The Company is relying on an exemption from the requirement to provide the Purchaser with a prospectus under applicable Securities Laws and, as a consequence of acquiring the Purchased Shares pursuant to such exemption, certain protections, rights and remedies provided by applicable Securities Laws, are available to the Purchaser. |
(c)
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No Offering Memorandum . The Purchaser has not received or been provided with a prospectus, offering memorandum or any sales or advertising literature. The Purchasers purchase of the Purchased Shares has not been made through or as a result of, and the distribution of the Purchased Shares is not being accompanied by, an advertisement, including in electronic display, or general solicitation. The Purchaser has had the opportunity to discuss the Companys business, management, financial affairs, prospects and terms and conditions of the offering of the Purchased Shares with the Company to the extent the Purchaser determined necessary in connection with its decision to acquire the Purchased Shares. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that its decision to acquire the Purchased Shares was not based upon, and the Purchaser has not relied upon, any written or oral representations (including any implied representations) made by the Company or any other Person other than the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.1 hereof (as modified by the Disclosure Letter). |
(d)
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Resale Restrictions . The Purchased Shares are subject to resale restrictions under applicable Securities Laws. The Purchaser agrees to cause any purchaser of any of the Purchased Shares not to resell such Purchased Shares in Canada or to any Canadian Person for such period as is prescribed by applicable Securities Laws and to file all required reports of the resale of such Purchased Shares as may be required by applicable Securities Laws within the time periods prescribed by such applicable Securities Laws. |
(e)
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Legends . The certificates representing the Purchased Shares will bear legends indicating the resale restrictions referred to above. |
(f)
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No United States Offering . The Purchased Shares have not been offered to the Purchaser in the United States and this Agreement has not been signed in the United |
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States. The Purchased Shares will not be registered under any United States Securities Laws and may not be offered or sold or re-offered or re-sold in the United States or to a United States person (as that term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S) without registration under the United States Securities Laws unless an exemption from registration is available or the transaction complies with Regulation S. |
(g)
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Collection of Personal Information . (i) This Agreement requires that the Purchaser provide certain Personal Information to the Company. Such information is being collected by the Company for the purpose of completing the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares, which includes without limitation, determining the Purchasers eligibility to acquire the Purchased Shares under applicable Securities Laws, preparing and registering share certificates representing the Purchased Shares and completing all filings required under applicable Securities Laws. The Purchasers Personal Information may be disclosed by the Company to: (a) any stock exchange, self regulatory organization or securities regulatory authority, and (b) the Companys registrar and transfer agent. The Purchaser consents to the foregoing collection, use and disclosure of its Personal Information; and (ii) If the Purchaser is resident in or otherwise subject to Ontario Securities Laws, the Purchaser authorizes the indirect collection of Personal Information pertaining to it by the OSC and acknowledges and agrees that it has been notified by the Company (A) of the delivery to the OSC of Personal Information pertaining to it, including, without limitation, the full name, residential address and telephone number of the Purchaser, the number and type of securities purchased and the aggregate purchase price paid in respect of the Purchased Shares, (B) that such information is being collected indirectly by the OSC under the authority granted to it under applicable Securities Laws, (C) that such information is being collected for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of Ontario Securities Laws, and (D) that the title, business address and business telephone number of the public official in Ontario who can answer questions about the OSCs indirect collection of the information is the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Corporate Finance, the Ontario Securities Commission, Suite 1903, Box 5520, Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3S8, Telephone: (416) 593-8086, Facsimile: (416) 593-8252. |
(h)
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Ability to Bear Risk . There are risks associated with the acquisition of the Purchased Shares by the Purchaser. The Purchaser is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in business and financial matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Purchased Shares, fully understands the terms and conditions of the investment in the Purchased Shares and the restrictions on transfer described in this Agreement and is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Purchased Shares. |
(i)
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Further Documents . The Purchaser will execute, deliver, file and otherwise assist the Company in filing, any reports, undertakings and other documents as may be required by Applicable Laws with respect to the purchase of the Purchased Shares under this Agreement. |
4.3
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Indemnification |
(a)
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Indemnification of Purchaser . Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.3(a) , the Company shall indemnify and hold the Purchaser and its directors, officers, partners |
(b)
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Limitation . To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the liability of the Company under Section 4.3(a) shall be limited to the Purchase Price. |
Per:
Name: Title: |
/s/ Jim Wright
Jim Wright Chief Executive Officer |
Per:
Name: Title: |
/s/ Aiping Young
Aiping H. Young Chief Operating Officer |
Per:
Name: Title: |
/s/ Herbert Abramson
Herbert Abramson |
[ ] (a)
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a Canadian financial institution, or a Schedule III bank; |
[ ] (b)
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the Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada); |
[ ] (c)
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a subsidiary of any person referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b), if the person owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of that subsidiary; |
[ ] (d)
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a person registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser or dealer, other than a person registered solely as a limited market dealer registered under one or both of the Securities Act (Ontario) or the Securities Act (Newfoundland and Labrador); |
[ ] (e)
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an individual registered or formerly registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as a representative of a person or company referred to in paragraph (d); |
[ ] (f)
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the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any crown corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada; |
[ ] (g)
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a municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de Iîle de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in Québec; |
[ ] (h)
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any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government; |
[ ] (i)
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a pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada; |
[ ] (j)
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an individual who, either alone or with a spouse, beneficially owns, directly 2 or indirectly, financial assets 1 having an aggregate realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $1,000,000; |
[ ] (k)
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an individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in each of the two most recent calendar years or whose net income before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of the two most recent calendar years and who, in either case, reasonably expects to exceed that net income level in the current calendar year; |
[ ] (l)
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a individual who, either alone or with a spouse, has net assets of at least $5,000,000; |
[ ] (m)
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a person, other than an individual or investment fund, that has net assets of at least $5,000,000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements; |
[ ] (n)
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an investment fund that distributes or has distributed its
securities only to
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(i)
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a person that is or was an accredited investor at the time of
the distribution,
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(ii)
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a person that acquires or acquired securities in the
circumstances referred to in sections 2.10 [
Minimum amount investment
] and 2.19 [
Additional investment in investment funds
] of NI45-106,
or
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(iii)
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a person described in paragraph (i) or (ii) that acquires or acquired securities under section 2.18 [ Investment fund reinvestment ] of NI45-106. |
[ ] (o)
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an investment fund that distributes or has distributed securities under a prospectus in a jurisdiction of Canada for which the securities regulator has issued a receipt; |
[ ] (p)
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a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be; |
[ ] (q)
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a person acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by that person, if that person is registered or authorized to carry on business as an advisor or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction; |
1
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Financial assets means (a) cash, (b) securities, or (c) a contract of insurance, a deposit or an evidence of a deposit that is not a security for securities law purposes. |
2
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Related liabilities means (a) liabilities incurred or assumed for the purposes of financing the acquisition or ownership of financial assets, or (b) liabilities that are secured by financial assets. |
[ ] (r)
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a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity to give advice on the securities being traded; |
[ ] (s)
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an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through (d) or paragraph (i) in form and function; |
(t)
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a person in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct, indirect or beneficial, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons that are accredited investors; or |
[ ] (u)
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a person that is recognized or designated by the securities regulator as |
(i)
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an accredited investor, or |
(ii)
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an exempt purchaser in Alberta or British Columbia. |
By:
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Authorized Signature Title, if applicable |
3
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An offering memorandum means a document purporting to describe the business and affairs of an issuer that has been prepared primarily for delivery to and review by a prospective purchaser so as to assist the prospective purchaser to make an investment decision in respect of securities being sold on a private placement basis but does not include a document setting out current information about an issuer for the benefit of a prospective purchaser familiar with the issuer through prior investment or business contacts. |
THIS DEBENTURE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THIS SECURITY BEFORE FEBRUARY 7, 2005.
CONVERTIBLE SECURED DEBENTURE
Principal: $5,000,000 |
Issue Date: OCTOBER 6, 2004.
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1. |
Defined Terms . |
Defined terms are set out in Schedule A.
2. |
Principal. |
Lorus Therapeutics Inc. (the Company ) for value received hereby promises to pay to The Erin Mills Investment Corporation (the Investor ), at its address specified above on the date (the Payment
Date ) being the earlier of (i) October 6, 2009 (the Maturity Date) and (ii) the date of demand, if any, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the principal amount of $5,000,000.00 (the Principal ) or such balance from time to time outstanding thereon, in the manner hereinafter provided, together with all other moneys which may from time to time be owing hereunder or pursuant hereto.
3. |
Interest . |
Interest shall be payable monthly ( Interest ) commencing October 6, 2004, on the balance from time to time outstanding of the Principal, any overdue interest and any other monies due and payable hereunder, both before and after maturity, default or judgment, shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, at the prime rate from time to time quoted by the Royal Bank of Canada plus one percent (1%) per annum (the Loan Rate ) accruing daily and compounded monthly in arrears, computed from October 6, 2004, until payment in full of Principal has been made. For greater certainty, where the Loan Rate is changed, Interest shall be charged for the day on which such change is effective on the basis of the new rate. Interest is to be payable in Common Shares of the Company until the weighted average trading price for such Common Shares reaches a price of $1.00 and such trading price is sustained for 60 Trading Days (for certainty, interest will continue to be charged and payable during such 60 Trading Day qualification period whether or not the required price level is sustained), after which interest shall be paid in cash or Common Shares at the option of the Investor provided that the Investor shall consider any reasonable request by the Company to pay Interest in Common Shares. Shares issued in payment of interest shall be issued at a price equal to the weighted average trading price of such shares for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the date of their issue in respect of each such interest payment. Interest will cease when the weighted average trading price for the Common Shares of the Company reaches $1.75 per share and such trading price is sustained for 60 Trading Days. For certainty, interest will continue to be charged and payable during such 60 Trading Day qualification period whether or not the required price level is sustained.
4. |
Conversion Rights and Conversion Price . |
(a) |
At any time prior to the Maturity Date and subject to Section 5 hereof, the Investor shall have the right to convert all or part of the Principal advanced and evidenced by this Debenture, into Conversion Shares at a price of $1.00 per share (the Conversion Price ) by delivering a notice of its intention to convert the Principal as aforesaid to the Company in the form attached as Exhibit "A" ( Conversion Notice ). |
(b) |
Partial Conversion |
The Principal secured by this Debenture may be partially converted by the Investor from time to time, provided no partial conversion shall be for less than ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) DOLLARS, by delivering a Conversion Notice to the Company specifying the amount of the Principal to be converted into Conversion Shares at the Conversion Price.
(c) |
Issuance of Conversion Shares |
Upon any exercise of the conversion rights provided in Section 4(a) or (b), the Investor
shall be entitled to convert the Principal specified in the Conversion Notice at the Conversion Price. As promptly as practicable after such conversion, the Company shall deliver to the Investor a certificate representing the Conversion Shares resulting from any such conversion.
(d) |
Conversion Date |
If this Debenture is converted pursuant to Section 4(a) or (b), then the Conversion Shares shall be deemed to be issued for all purposes as of the date on which the Company received the Conversion Notice.
(e) |
Payment of Unconverted Principal |
If the Principal amount of this Debenture has not been converted prior to the Maturity Date the amount secured hereby shall become immediately due and payable to the Investor on the Maturity Date.
(f) |
Records |
The Company shall maintain in its records an account showing the amount of this Debenture, the date thereof and the Interest accrued thereon or applicable thereto from time to time. At all times and for all purposes such account shall constitute prime facie evidence, in the absence of manifest error, of the matters recorded therein; provided that the failure of the Company to record same in such account shall not affect the obligation of the Company to pay or repay such indebtedness and liability in accordance with this Debenture.
(g) |
Forced Conversion |
In the event that the Investor fails to comply with the provisions of Section 2.1(c) of the Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies provided in the Subscription Agreement, be entitled, at any time after such default on 2 Business Days' notice to the Investor, to convert all amounts then secured by this Debenture into Common Shares at the Conversion Price.
5. |
Conversion Price Adjustments for Certain Dilutive Issuances, Splits and Combinations . |
The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(a) |
Adjustment in Rights |
If, at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, there is a reclassification of the outstanding Common Shares or change of the Common Shares into other shares or securities or any other capital reorganization of the Company or a consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company with or into any other corporation (any such event being called a Capital Reorganization ), the Investor shall be entitled
to receive and shall accept for the same aggregate consideration, upon the exercise of the conversion rights contained in this Debenture at any time after the record date on which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose of the Capital Reorganization (the relevant record date ), in lieu of the number of Common Shares to which it was theretofore entitled upon such exercise, the kind and amount of shares or other securities of the Company or of the corporation resulting from the Capital Reorganization that the Investor would have been entitled to receive as a result of such Capital Reorganization if, on the relevant record date, it had been the holder of record of the number of Common Shares in respect of which the conversion right contained in this Debenture is then being exercised, and such shares or other securities shall be subject to adjustment thereafter in accordance with provisions which are the same, as nearly as may be possible, as those contained in this Section 5(a) provided that no such Capital Reorganization shall be implemented unless all necessary steps have been taken so that the Investor shall be entitled to receive the kind and amount of shares or other securities of the Company or of the corporation resulting from the Capital Reorganization as provided above.
(b) |
Adjustment in Conversion Price |
The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) |
If, at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, the Company: |
(A) |
subdivides its outstanding Common Shares into a greater number of shares, or |
(B) |
consolidates its outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of shares, or |
(C) |
issues Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares to all or substantially all the holders of Common Shares as a stock dividend or other distribution (other than an issue of Common Shares to holders of Common Shares pursuant to a right granted to such holders to receive such Common Shares in lieu of Dividends Paid in the Ordinary Course and other than an issue of Common Shares on account of the exercise of options granted from time to time under the Companys Stock Option Plan); |
(D) |
makes a distribution to all or substantially all of the holders of Common Shares on its outstanding Common Shares payable in Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares (other than an issue of Common Shares to holders of Common Shares pursuant to a right granted to such holders to receive such Common Shares in lieu of Dividends Paid in the Ordinary Course) and other than an issue of Common Shares on account of the exercise of options granted from time to time under the Companys Stock Option Plan,) |
(any of such events being called a Common Share Reorganization ), the Conversion Price shall be adjusted effective immediately after the record date on which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose of the Common Share Reorganization, as the case may be, by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date or record date, as the case may be, by a fraction:
(1) |
the numerator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the relevant record date before giving effect to the Common Share Reorganization; and |
(2) |
the denominator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the relevant record date after giving effect to the Common Share Reorganization, including, in the case where securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares are distributed, the number of Common Shares that would have been outstanding had all such securities been exchanged for or converted into Common Shares on such effective date or record date. |
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If any question at any time arises with respect to the Conversion Price or the number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Debenture, such question shall be conclusively determined by the auditors from time to time of the Company, or if they are unable or unwilling to act, by such other firm of independent chartered accountants as may be selected by the Company with the concurrence of the Investor, and any such determination shall be binding upon the Investor and the Company. If any such determination is made, the Company shall deliver a certificate to the Investor describing such determination. |
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If and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date the Company fixes a record date for the issue of rights, options or warrants to all or substantially all the holders of Common Shares (not including rights, options or warrants issued under the Companys stock option plan) under which such holders are entitled, during a period expiring not more than 45 days after the date of such issue (the Rights Period ), to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares at a price per share to the holder (or at an exchange or conversion price per share during the Rights Period to the holder in the case of securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares) of less than 95% of the Current Market Price for the Common Shares on such record date (any of such events being called a Rights Offering ), then the Conversion Price will be adjusted effective immediately after the end of the Rights Period to a price determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the end of the Rights Period by a fraction: |
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the numerator of which will be the aggregate of: |
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the number of Common Shares outstanding as of the record date for the Rights Offering, and |
(2) |
a number determined by dividing (1) by either (A) the product of the number of Common Shares issued or subscribed for during the Rights Period upon the exercise of the rights, warrants or options under the Rights Offering and the price at which such Common Shares are offered, or, as the case may be, (B) the product of the exchange or conversion price of such securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares and the number of Common Shares for or into which the securities so offered pursuant to the Rights Offering could have been exchanged or converted during the Rights Period, by (2) the Current Market Price of the Common Shares as of the record date for the Rights Offering, and |
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the denominator of which will be the number of Common Shares outstanding, or the number of Common Shares which would be outstanding if all the exchangeable or convertible securities were exchanged for or converted into Common Shares during the Rights Period, after giving effect to the Rights Offering and including the number of Common Shares actually issued or subscribed for during the Rights Period upon exercise of the rights, warrants or options under the Right Offering. |
If the Investor has exercised the right to convert the Common Shares in accordance with this Section 5(b)(iii) during the period beginning immediately after the record date for a Rights Offering and ending on the last day of the Rights Period for the Rights Offering, the Investor will, in addition to the Common Shares to which the Investor would otherwise be entitled upon such conversion, be entitled to that number of additional Common Shares equal to the result obtained when the difference, if any, between the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the end of such Rights Offering and the Conversion Price as adjusted for such Rights Offering pursuant to this section 5(b)(iii) is multiplied by the number of Common Shares received upon the conversion of the Debenture during such period, and the resulting product is divided by the Conversion Price as adjusted for such Rights Offering pursuant to this subsection. Such additional Common Shares will be deemed to have been issued to the Investor immediately following the end of the Rights Period and a certificate for such additional Common Shares will be delivered to such Holder within 15 business days following the end of the Rights Period. To the extent that any such rights, options or warrants are not so exercised on or before the expiry thereof, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the Conversion Price which would then be in effect based on the number of Common Shares (or the securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares) actually delivered on the exercise of such rights, options or warrants.
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If and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, the Company fixes a record date for the issue or the distribution to all or substantially all the holders of the Common Shares of (i) securities of the Company, including rights, options or warrants to acquire securities of the Company or any of its properties or assets and including evidences of indebtedness or (ii) any property or other assets including evidences of indebtedness, and if such issuance or distribution does not constitute a Dividend Paid in the Ordinary Course, a Common Share Reorganization or a Rights Offering (any of such non-excluded events being called a Special Distribution ) the Conversion Price will be adjusted effective immediately after such record date to a price determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect on such record date by a fraction: |
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the numerator of which will be: |
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the product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date and the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on such record date; less |
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the fair market value, as determined by action by the Directors (whose determination will be conclusive), to the holders of Common Shares of such securities or property or other assets so issued or distributed in the Special Distribution; and |
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the denominator of which will be the product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date and the Current Market Price of the common shares on such record date. |
To the extent that any Special Distribution is not so made, the Conversion Price will be readjusted effective immediately to the Conversion Price which would then be in effect based upon such securities or property or other assets as actually distributed.
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If the purchase price provided for in any rights, options or warrants (the Rights Offering Price referred to in subsections 5(b)(iii) and 5(b)(iv) is decreased, the Conversion Price will forthwith be changed so as to decrease the Conversion Price to the Conversion Price that would have been obtained if the adjustment to the Conversion Price made under subsections 5(b)(iii) and 5(b)(iv), as the case may be, with respect to such rights, options, or warrants had been made on the basis of the Rights Offering Price as so decreased, provided that the terms of this subsection will not apply to any decrease in the Rights Offering Price as so decreased, provided that the terms of this subsection will not apply to any decrease in the Rights Offering Price resulting from terms in any such rights, options or warrants designed to prevent dilution except to the extent that the resulting decrease in the Conversion Price under this subsection would be greater than the decrease, if any, in the Conversion Price to be made under the terms of |
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this section by virtue of the occurrence of the event giving rise to such decrease in the Rights Offering Price. |
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Payments and Notice . |
Any payments received by the Investor or the Company after 2:00 p.m. on a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day. Any notice required or desired to be given hereunder or under any instrument supplemental hereto shall be in writing and provided in accordance with the provisions of section 6.7 of the Subscription Agreement.
7. |
Covenants . |
This Debenture is issued subject to and with the benefit of all the covenants, terms and conditions in Schedule B.
8. |
Default and Enforcement . |
The terms and conditions upon which the security constituted by this Debenture shall become enforceable are provided for in Schedule B.
9. |
Security . |
As continuing security for the due and timely payment by the Company of its Obligations hereunder, the Company hereby grants the charges, liens mortgages and Security Interests in favour of the Investor as set out in Schedule C.
10. |
Receipt . |
The Company hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of this Debenture and a copy of the verification statement registered under the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) in respect of the security created hereby.
11. |
Binding Effect, Governing Law and Headings . |
These presents are binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. The division of this Debenture into sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Debenture.
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Currency. |
Except where otherwise expressly provided, all amounts in this Debenture are stated and shall be paid in Canadian currency.
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Perfection of Security . |
The Company authorizes the Investor to file such financing statements and other documents and do such acts, matters and things (including completing and adding schedules identifying all or any part of the Collateral) as the Investor may consider appropriate to perfect and continue the security created by this Debenture.
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Invalidity, etc . |
Each of the provisions contained in this Debenture is distinct and severable and a declaration of invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any such provision or part thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of Debenture.
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Assignment . |
The Investor may not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of part or all of its interest in this Debenture without the consent of the Company, except the Investor shall be entitled to assign this Debenture to an Affiliate or subsidiary of the Investor, provided that such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Debenture and provides written notice of such assignment to the Company. This Debenture may not be assigned by the Company without prior written consent of the Investor, except that the Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder as part of a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of all or substantially all of its assets without consent provided that such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Debenture and provides 15 days written notice of such assignment to the Investor and the security granted by the Debentures is not impaired without the consent of the Investor in any way.
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Schedules and Exhibit . |
Each of the following schedules and exhibit is incorporated by reference into, and constitutes a part of, this Debenture:
Schedule A - Definitions
Schedule B - Covenants, Events of Default and Enforcement
Schedule C - Security Interest
Exhibit A- Conversion Notice
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Amendment . |
This Debenture may only be amended with the written agreement of the Company and the Investor provided any such amendments shall be subject to the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company has executed this Debenture.
LORULORUS THERAPEUTICS INC. |
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/s/ Jim A. Wright Jim A. Wright President and CEO
/s/ Shane Ellis Shane Ellis VP of Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary |
SCHEDULE A
DEFINITIONS
Interpretation. As used in this Debenture and all schedules incorporated therewith the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Section 2(1) of the Ontario Business Corporations Act ;
arms length has the meaning given to such term in the Income Tax Act (Canada) as now in effect;
Business means the research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and technologies for the management of cancer;
Business Day means any day except Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the Province of Ontario;
Collateral means any and all undertaking, property and assets, real or personal property, other than the last day of any leasehold interest pursuant to any leases, which is now or hereafter owned by the Company or in which the Company now has or hereafter acquires any interest of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all land, buildings, leasehold interests and improvements, equipment, fixtures, computer hardware and software, intellectual property, inventory, goods, instruments, securities, documents of title, chattel paper, accounts, money, contract rights, intangibles, credits, claims, demands, debts and choses in action and all Proceeds, products and accessions from, of and to any thereof, and, where the context so permits, any reference to Collateral shall be deemed to refer to Collateral or any part thereof. For greater certainty, Collateral shall not include the shares of NuChem Pharmaceuticals Inc.;
Common Shares means the common shares of the Company;
Company means Lorus Therapeutics Inc.;
Companies means the Company and the Subsidiary;
Conversion Price has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(a);
Conversion Shares means the common shares in the capital stock of the Company to be issued to the Investor pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Debenture.
Current Market Price determined as at any date means the weighted average trading price per share for the common shares for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days ending on the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day before such date on the Toronto Stock Exchange, or, if the Common Shares are not listed thereon, on such stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed as may be selected for such purpose by the board of directors of the Company or, if the Common Shares are not listed on any stock exchange, then on the over-the-counter market; and for the purpose of this definition, the weighted average price shall be determined by dividing the aggregate sale price of all Common Shares sold during each period of twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days on such exchange or market, as the case may be, by the total number of Common Shares sold;
Debenture means this secured convertible debenture and all Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto;
Deficiency means, at any time, the difference, if any between:
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the aggregate of: |
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the amount of the Obligations at that time; and |
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(2) |
the Reasonable Expenses incurred up that time; and |
(b) |
the proceeds of disposition received by the Investor from a disposition of the Collateral in accordance with Section 3.1(f) of Schedule C |
Dividends Paid in the Ordinary Course means cash dividends declared payable on the Common Shares in any fiscal year of the Company to the extent that such cash dividends do not exceed, in the aggregate, the greatest of: (i) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash dividends declared payable by the Company on the Common shares in its immediately preceding fiscal year, (ii) 150% of the arithmetic mean of the aggregate amounts of cash dividends declared payable by the Company on the Common Shares in its three immediately preceding fiscal years and (iii) 100% of the aggregate consolidated net income of the Company, before extraordinary items, for its immediately preceding fiscal year.
Event of Default has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2 of Schedule B to this Debenture;
Interest has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3 of this Debenture;
Investor means The Erin Mills Investment Corporation;
Loan Rate means the rate of interest specified in Section 3 of this Debenture;
Material Adverse Change in relation to any of the Companies means any change that could reasonably be expected to have or has a material adverse effect on the assets or properties, business, results of operations, capital or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Companies taken as a whole;
Maturity Date has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of this Agreement;
Obligations means all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations (of whatsoever nature or kind, whether direct, indirect, absolute, contingent or otherwise) of the Company from time to time, under or in respect of this Debenture;
Payment Date has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2 of this Debenture;
Permitted Liens means the following:
(i) |
liens for taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies, not at the time due; |
(ii) |
easements, rights of way or similar rights in land, which, in the aggregate, do not materially impair |
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the usefulness of the business of the Company or of the property subject thereto; |
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rights reserved to or vested in any municipality or governmental or other public authority by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or by any statutory provision, to terminate the same or to require annual or other periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof; |
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any lien or encumbrance the validity of which is being contested by the Company in good faith and in respect of which either there will have been deposited with the Investor cash in an amount sufficient to satisfy the same or the Investor will be otherwise satisfied that its interests are not prejudiced thereby; |
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any reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions expressed in any original grant from the Crown; |
(vi) |
title defects or irregularities which are of a minor nature and in the aggregate will not materially impair the usefulness in the business of the Subsidiary of the property subject thereto; |
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security in cash or governmental obligations deposited in the ordinary course of business in connection with contracts, bids, tenders or to secure worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, surety or appeal bonds, costs of litigation when required by law, public and statutory obligations, liens or claims incidental to current construction, mechanics', warehousemen's, carriers' and other similar liens; |
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security given in the ordinary course of business to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or municipality or governmental or other authority in connection with the operations of the Company; |
(ix) |
other encumbrances arising by operation of law or which are not material in character, amount, and extent and do not materially detract from the value or use of the Collateral; |
(x) |
liens securing the Obligations under the Debentures; |
(xi) |
liens subordinate to the Obligations under the Debentures; |
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purchase money security interests; and |
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capital leases |
person means a natural person, a firm, a corporation or other body corporate, a syndicate, a partnership, an association, a trust, a government or agency thereof or any other legal or business entity whatsoever;
Principal has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2 of this Debenture;
Proceeds , of any Collateral, means property in any form derived, directly or indirectly, from any dealing with such Collateral or the proceeds therefrom and includes any payment representing indemnity or compensation for loss or damage to such Collateral or proceeds therefrom, including, without limitation, insurance proceeds;
Reasonable Expenses means any and all expenses incurred from time to time by the Investor or any Receiver in the perfection or preservation of the security constituted hereby, in enforcing payment or performance of the Obligations or any part thereof or in locating, taking possession of, transporting, holding, repairing, processing, preparing for and arranging for the disposition of and/or disposing of the Collateral and any and all other expenses incurred by the Investor or any Receiver as a result of the Investor or such Receiver exercising any of its rights or remedies hereunder or at law, including, without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, any and all legal expenses including those incurred in any legal action or proceeding or appeal therefrom commenced or taken in good faith by the Investor and any and all fees and disbursements of any counsel, accountant or valuator or any similar person employed by the Investor in connection with any of the foregoing and the costs of insurance and payment of taxes (other than taxes relating to the income of the Investor) and other charges incurred in retaking, holding, repairing, processing and preparing for disposition and disposing of the Collateral;
Receiver means a receiver, a receiver and manager or any similar person appointed in accordance with Section 3.1(l) of Schedule C
Security Interest has the meaning given to that term in Section 1.1 of Schedule C
Subscription Agreement means the Subscription Agreement among the Company, the Investor, and GeneSense Technologies Inc. dated October 6, 2004, as amended or supplemented from time to time;
Subsidiary means GeneSense Technologies Inc.; and |
Trading Days means any day on which securities are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
SCHEDULE B
COVENANTS, EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT
AND REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Covenants by Company . |
The Company shall perform and observe each of the following covenants:
b. |
Payment of Principal. The Company shall duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid to the Investor all Principal hereunder and Interest accrued thereon (including, in the case of default, Interest on the amount in default), on the Payment Date at the places and in the manner specified herein. |
c. |
Payment of Interest . The Company shall duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid to the Investor all Interest (including, in the case of default, interest on the amount in default) monthly in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Debenture. |
d. |
Corporate Existence . The Company shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence and shall cause its Subsidiary to preserve and maintain its corporate existence; however, the Company and the Subsidiary may engage in internal reorganizations with Affiliates without the Investors consent. |
e. |
Taxes, Claims for Labour and Materials . The Company will promptly pay and discharge and will cause its Subsidiary to promptly pay and discharge, (i) all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Company and the Subsidiary or upon or in respect of all or any part of the property or business of the Company and the Subsidiary; (ii) all trade accounts payable in accordance with its usual and customary business practices, except those trade accounts that are in dispute; and (iii) all claims for work, labour or materials, that if unpaid might become a lien upon any property of the Company and the Subsidiary; provided the Company and its Subsidiary will not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, account payable or claim if (A) the validity, applicability or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or proceedings that will prevent the forfeiture or sale of any property of the Company or the Subsidiary or any interference with the use thereof by the Company or the Subsidiary, except that whenever foreclosure on any lien that attaches (or security therefor) appears imminent, the Company and/or the Subsidiary shall pay or cause to be paid all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies, accounts payable or claims and (B) the Company and/or the Subsidiary will, to the extent required, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, set aside on its books reserves deemed by it to be adequate with respect thereto. |
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Compliance with Laws . The Company will comply, and will cause the Subsidiary to comply, in all material respects, with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules and regulations and orders of any governmental authority including, without limitation, all laws, rules and regulations. |
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Rights of Inspection . For so long as the Investor holds the Debenture, the Company will, and will cause its Subsidiary to, permit the Investor or its authorized representative (at the Investors expense), on 24 hours prior written request during normal business hours, to visit and inspect under the Companys guidance, any of the properties of the Company and the Subsidiary, to examine all its books of account, records, reports and other papers and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with the senior officers of the Company. |
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Regulatory Approvals . The Company shall maintain and keep, and shall cause its Subsidiary to maintain and keep in good standing all permits, licenses, memberships and other regulatory approvals necessary or desirable to carry on the Business and do all things necessary to prevent the cancellation or suspension thereof to the extent the failure to maintain any such permit, license, membership or other regulatory approval would cause a Material Adverse Change in the Business. |
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Notice of Default . The Company shall give the Investor written notice of (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default, or of any default in respect of any other indebtedness of the Company or any event which with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute an Event of Default or such a default in respect of any such other indebtedness; or (ii) any material default which has occurred and is continuing under any loan agreement, debt instrument or other material agreement to which it is a party, promptly after the occurrence of the same. |
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Maintain Status . The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiary to, conduct its Business and affairs so as to not be in breach of any of the representations and warranties in the Subscription Agreement. |
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Termination of Licences . The Company shall not, and shall cause the Subsidiary not to terminate without cause any material licence agreement or contract and comply with all other terms and conditions set out in such agreements/contracts. |
l. |
Further Assurances . The Company shall, upon request by the Investor, execute and deliver all such further documents and do all such further acts and things as may be reasonably necessary or desirable at any time or times to give effect to the terms and conditions of this Debenture. |
m. |
Notifications . The Company shall notify the Investor promptly of any Material Adverse Change in the Business or the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, prospects, earnings or operations of the Company or its Subsidiary. |
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Disclosure and Filings . The Company shall continue to provide all material disclosure and make all required filings, reports and payments as required under all applicable securities laws and regulations and stock exchange rules. |
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Company to Reserve Shares |
The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Common
Shares (if the number thereof is or becomes limited) solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of the Debentures as provided herein, and issue to the Investor who may exercise its conversion rights hereunder, such number of Common Shares as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of the Debentures. All Common Shares which shall be so issuable shall be duly and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable.
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Material Contracts/Licences. In the event that management of the Company seeks the direction and/or approval of the board of directors of the Company concerning the termination of any Material Contract (as defined in the Subscription Agreement) (whether the termination is initiated or caused by the Company or any other party to such agreements) the Company shall notify the Investor in writing at the same time the direction and/or approval of the board of directors is sought. |
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Litigation . Subject to compliance with disclosure requirements of securities and other laws, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the commencement of any material litigation against the Company or its Subsidiary. |
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Certificate of Officer . The Company shall deliver to the Investor at any time and from time to time, promptly following a reasonable request in writing by the Investor a certificate of a senior officer of the Company (which shall be given on behalf of the Company and without personal liability) to the effect that to the best knowledge of that officer, there exists no condition, event or act which constitutes an Event of Default or a default or breach under any material agreement to which the Company is a party or which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default or such a default or breach or, if any such condition, event or act exists, specifying the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and the action that the Company proposes to take with respect thereto. |
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Use of Proceeds . Subject to the payment of expenses related to the closing of this transaction, the Company shall use the Principal only to fund ongoing research and development and operations of the Company. |
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Events of Default; Acceleration of Payment . |
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The following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (each an Event of Default): |
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if the Company defaults in any payment of the Principal or Interest amount outstanding under this Debenture or any other debenture issued by the Company to the Investor when due and such non-payment is not cured within 5 Business Days; |
c. |
subject to subparagraph (a) above, if the Company or its Subsidiary defaults in the observance or performance of anything required to be done by any of them, or any covenant or condition required to be observed or performed by any of them, pursuant to this Debenture, any other debenture issued by the Company to the Investor, and/or any other agreement between the Company, its Subsidiary and the Investor, including without limitation any of the Collateral Documents, as such term is defined in the Subscription |
Agreement, and such default remains unremedied for a period of 15 Business Days following the receipt by the Company from the Investor of written notice of such default; | |
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if any of the representations or warranties of the Company under Section 5 of this Schedule B or in the Subscription Agreement is incorrect in any way as to make it materially misleading; |
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if the Company or its Subsidiary ceases or threatens to cease to carry on the Business or ceases paying its obligations in the ordinary course of business as they generally become due or makes or agrees to make a sale of all or substantially all of its assets or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or otherwise acknowledges its insolvency in writing; |
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if a bankruptcy petition or similar proceeding is filed or presented against the Company or its Subsidiary and such proceeding is not being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or, if so contested, remains outstanding, undismissed and unstayed more than 60 days from the institution of such first-mentioned proceeding; provided however that notwithstanding any such 60 day period shall not have elapsed, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if such proceeding remains outstanding and, after the date of commencement of such proceeding, the Company does not satisfy a payroll obligation; |
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if a custodian or sequestrator or liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy or a receiver or receiver and manager or any other officer with similar powers is appointed with respect to the Company or its Subsidiary or all or any material part of the property, assets or undertaking of the Company or its Subsidiary; |
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if the Company or its Subsidiary makes a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or other legislation of Canada respecting bankruptcy and insolvency or takes any action in respect of the settlement of any claims of its creditors under the provisions of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or such other legislation; |
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if any proceedings against the Company or its Subsidiary are taken with respect to a compromise or arrangement under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (or any Act substituted therefor) or similar legislation of any other jurisdiction and such proceeding is not being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or, if so contested, remains outstanding, undismissed and unstayed more than 60 days from the institution of such first-mentioned proceeding; provided however that notwithstanding any such 60 day period shall not have elapsed, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if such proceeding remains outstanding and, after the date of commencement of such proceeding, the Company does not satisfy a payroll obligation; |
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if an order is made or a resolution is passed for the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or its Subsidiary or if a petition is filed or other process taken for the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or its Subsidiary and such proceeding is not being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or, if so contested, remains outstanding, undismissed and unstayed more than 60 days from the institution of such first-mentioned proceeding; provided however that notwithstanding any such 60 day period shall not have elapsed, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have |
occurred if such proceeding remains outstanding and, after the date of commencement of such proceeding, the Company does not satisfy a payroll obligation; | |
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if the Company or its Subsidiary shall lose its charter by expiration, forfeiture or otherwise; and |
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if a Material Adverse Change occurs, and is not cured, if susceptible to cure, within 15 Business Days. |
The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of an Event of Default or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default under this Debenture.
If following the occurrence of any Event of Default the Investor takes any legal proceeding for the purpose of enforcing its rights under the Debenture in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Investor for all Reasonable Expenses incurred by it as a result thereof.
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Matters Requiring Investor Approval . |
Notwithstanding any of the other provisions hereof, the Company covenants and agrees that the following matters shall require the prior written approval of the Investor not to be unreasonably withheld. The parties agree that the Investor shall be deemed to consent to any matter if it has not responded within 45 days of the Companys written request for such consent:
b. |
declaring any dividend or distribution on any Common Shares or any other equity securities of the Company or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any Common Shares or any other equity securities of the Company; |
c. |
ceasing the operations of all or substantially all of the business of the Company or materially changing the Business of the Company; |
d. |
carrying on of business in excess of $250,000.00 annually with any person that does not deal at arms length with the Company; |
e. |
encumbering any of its undertaking, property or assets or the incurring of any indebtedness by the Company for borrowed money other than: (i) Permitted Liens; (ii) operating lines of credit in connection with the ordinary course of business; (iii) any debt incurred in connection with capital expenditures which has been approved by the board of directors of the Company; and (iv) indebtedness subordinate to the Obligations; and |
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carrying on (directly or indirectly) of any other business activity or the acquisition of any assets materially unrelated or unnecessary to the Companys present business. |
4. |
Representations and Warranties . |
The Company represents and warrants to the Investor, and acknowledges that the Investor is relying on such representations and warranties, that:
b. |
Corporate . The Company is a corporation duly subsisting under the laws of Ontario with the corporate power to own its assets and to carry on its business. The Company is duly registered to carry on business in those jurisdictions where it operates and is in good standing under the laws of Canada. |
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Authority . The Company has good and sufficient power, authority and right to enter into and deliver this Debenture, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Debenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Debenture have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. |
d. |
Binding Agreement . This Debenture constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and to equitable remedies being always in the discretion of a court. |
The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Section 4 of this Schedule B will survive the issuance of this Debenture and, notwithstanding such issuance, will continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the Investor for so long as any Principal or Interest remains outstanding under this Debenture.
SCHEDULE CSECURITY INTEREST
1. |
SECURITY |
1.1 |
Security . |
Subject to Sections 1.3 and 1.4 of this Schedule C, as continuing security for the due and timely payment and performance by the Company of its Obligations hereunder, the Company hereby grants a security interest in and mortgages and charges to and in favour of the Investor all right, title and interest which the Company may be possessed of, entitled to or acquire, by way of amalgamation or otherwise, in and to all Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by, or on behalf of the Company or in respect of which the Company now or hereafter has, any right, title or interest (including, without limitation, such as may be returned to or repossessed by the Company) (the Security Interest).
2.2 |
Attachment . |
The parties acknowledge and agree that value has been given for the granting of the Security Interest and that they have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment.
3.3 |
Exception for Last Day of Leases . |
The Security Interest granted hereby does not and shall not extend to, and the Collateral shall not include, the last day of the term of any lease or sub-lease, oral or written, or any agreement therefor, now held or hereafter acquired by the Company but, upon the sale of the leasehold interest or any part thereof, the Company shall stand possessed of such last day in trust to assign the same as the Investor shall direct.
4.4 |
Exception for Contractual Rights . |
The Security Interest hereby granted does not and shall not extend to, and the Collateral shall not include, any agreement, right, franchise, licence or permit (collectively, Contractual Rights ) to which the Company is a party or of which the Company has the benefit, to the extent that the creation of the Security Interest therein would constitute a breach of the terms of, or permit any person to terminate, the Contractual Rights, but the Company shall hold its interest therein in trust for the Investor and shall assign such Contractual Rights to the Investor forthwith upon obtaining the consent of the other party or parties thereto. Upon the request of the Investor, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consent required to permit any Contractual Rights to be subject to the Security Interest.
1.5 |
Permitted Dealings with Collateral . |
Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company may, without the consent of the Investor:
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sell or otherwise dispose of such part of their equipment which is no longer necessary or useful in connection with its business or which has become worn out or obsolete or unsuitable for the purpose for which it was intended; |
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deal with Collateral in the ordinary course of Business; and |
(3) |
subject to Section 2 of this Schedule C, collect Proceeds and accounts in the ordinary course of business. |
1.6 |
Delivery of Instruments, Securities, Etc. |
(1) |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Company shall, upon request of the Investor, forthwith deliver to the Investor, to be held by the Investor hereunder, all cash, instruments, patents, securities, letters of credit, advances of credit and negotiable documents of title in its possession or control which pertain to or form part of the Collateral and shall, where appropriate, duly endorse the same for transfer in blank or as the Investor may direct and shall use all reasonable efforts to deliver to the Investor any and all consents or other instruments or documents necessary to comply with any restrictions on the transfer thereof in order to transfer the same to the Investor, including without limitation, consenting to a copy of this Debenture being recorded in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, as evidence of an assignment of any such patents from the Company to the Investor. |
(2) |
Subject to any other written agreements or instruments in effect from time to time between the parties, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall be entitled (i) to receive all distributions of any kind whatsoever at any time payable on or with respect to the Collateral and (ii) to vote the Collateral and to give consents, waivers, notices and ratifications and to take other action in respect of the Collateral; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast and no consent, waiver, notice or ratification shall be given and no action be taken which would materially impair the Collateral without the consent of the Investor, or which would be inconsistent with or violate any provision of this Debenture or any other written agreement or instrument in effect from time to time between the parties. |
(3) |
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Investor shall be entitled to enjoy and exercise all of the rights referred to in Section 1.6(b) of this Schedule C in such manner as it sees fit. |
2. |
COLLECTION OF PROCEEDS AND ACCOUNTS |
2.1 |
Control of Proceeds and Accounts . |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Investor, if demand has been made in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Schedule C, may take control of any proceeds and accounts and may notify any account debtor or any obligor under any instrument held by the Company in satisfaction pro tanto of the Obligations hereunder to make payment in respect of any proceeds and accounts directly to the Investor, whether or not the Company has theretofore been making collections on the Collateral.
2.2 |
Proceeds and Accounts Received in Trust . |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, if the Company shall collect or receive any accounts or shall be paid for any of the other Collateral or shall receive any Proceeds, all money so collected or received by the Company shall be received by the Company as trustee for the Investor and, if demand has been made in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Schedule C, shall be paid to the Investor forthwith upon reasonable demand and the Investor may, in its discretion, apply the same in satisfaction pro tanto of the Obligations or hold the same as further Collateral hereunder.
3. |
DEFAULT AND THE INVESTORS REMEDIES |
3.1 |
Remedies Upon Default . |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Investor may declare any or all of the Obligations not then due and payable to be immediately due and payable by giving notice in writing thereof to the Company and, in such event, such Obligations shall be due and payable forthwith by the Company to the Investor and the Investor may thereafter, without further notice to the Company except as provided at law, or otherwise provided for in this Debenture:
(a) |
commence legal action to enforce payment or performance of the Obligations; |
(b) |
require the Company, at the Companys expense, to assemble the Collateral at a place or places designated by notice in writing given by the Investor to the Company, and the Company agrees to so assemble the Collateral; |
(c) |
require the Company, by notice in writing given by the Investor to the Company, to disclose to the Investor the location or locations of the Collateral, and the Company agrees to make such disclosure when so required by the Investor; |
(d) |
enter any premises where the Collateral may be situated and take possession of the Collateral by any method permitted by law; |
(e) |
repair, process, complete, modify or otherwise deal with the Collateral and prepare for the disposition of the Collateral, whether on the premises of the Company or otherwise and, in connection with any such action, utilize any of the Companys property without charge; |
(f) |
dispose of the Collateral by private or public sale, lease or otherwise upon such terms and conditions as the Investor may determine and whether or not the Investor has taken possession of the Collateral; |
(g) |
carry on all or any part of the business or businesses of the Company and, to the exclusion of all others (including the Company), enter upon, occupy and, subject to any requirements of law and subject to any leases or agreements then in place, use all or any of the premises, buildings, plant, undertaking and other property of, or used by, the Company for such time and in such manner as the Investor sees fit, free of charge, and, except to the extent required by law, the Investor shall not be liable to the Company for any act, omission or negligence in so doing or for any rent, charges, depreciation or damages or other amount incurred in connection therewith or resulting therefrom; |
(h) |
file such proofs of claim or other documents as may be necessary or desirable to have its claim lodged in any bankruptcy, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution or other proceedings (voluntary or otherwise) relating to the Company; |
(i) |
borrow money for the purpose of carrying on the business of the Company or for the maintenance, preservation or protection of the Collateral and mortgage, charge, pledge or grant a security interest in the Collateral, whether or not in priority to this Debenture, to secure repayment of any money so borrowed; |
(j) |
where the Collateral has been disposed of by the Investor as provided in Section 3.1(f) of this Schedule C, commence legal action against the Company for the Deficiency, if any; |
(k) |
where the Investor has taken possession of the Collateral as herein provided, retain the Collateral irrevocably, to the extent not prohibited by law, by giving notice thereof to the Company and to any other persons required by law in the manner provided by law; |
(l) |
appoint, by an instrument in writing delivered to the Company, a Receiver of the Collateral and remove any Receiver so appointed and appoint another or others in its stead or institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a Receiver, it being understood and agreed that: |
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the Investor may appoint any person as Receiver, including an officer or employee of the Investor; |
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(2) |
such appointment may be made at any time after an Event of Default, either before or after the Investor shall have taken possession of the Collateral; |
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the Investor may, from time to time, fix the reasonable remuneration of the Receiver and direct the payment thereof out of the Collateral or any Proceeds; and |
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(4) |
the Receiver shall be deemed to be the appointee/agent of the Company for all purposes, and, for greater certainty, the Investor shall not be, in any way, responsible for any actions, whether wilful, negligent or otherwise, of any Receiver; |
(m) |
pay or discharge any mortgage, charge, encumbrance, lien, adverse claim or security interest claimed by any person in the Collateral and the amount so paid shall be added to the Obligations and shall bear interest calculated from the date of payment at the Loan Rate until paid; and |
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(n) |
take any other action, suit, remedy or proceeding authorized or permitted by this Debenture or at law or equity. |
3.2 |
Sale of Collateral . |
The parties acknowledge and agree that any sale referred to in Section 3.1(f) of this Schedule C may be either a sale of all or any portion of the Collateral and may be by way of public auction, public tender, private contract or otherwise without notice, advertisement or any other formality, except as required by law, all of which are hereby waived by the Company to the extent permitted by law. To the extent not prohibited by law, any such sale may be made with or without any special condition as permitted by law, as to an upset price, reserve bid, title or evidence of title or other matter and, from time to time as the Investor in its sole discretion thinks fit, with power to vary or rescind any such sale or buy in at any public sale and resell. The Investor may sell the Collateral for a consideration payable by instalments either with or without taking security for the payment of such instalments and may make and deliver to any purchaser thereof good and sufficient deeds, assurances and conveyances of the Collateral and give receipts for the purchase money, and any such sale shall be a perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against the Company and all those claiming an interest in the Collateral by, from, through or under the Company.
3.3 |
Reference to Secured Party Includes Receiver . |
For the purposes of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of this Schedule C, a reference to the Investor shall, where the context permits, include any Receiver appointed in accordance with Section 3.1(l) of this Schedule C.
3.4 |
Payment of Expenses . |
The amount of the Reasonable Expenses shall be paid by the Company to the Investor, from time to time forthwith after demand therefor is given by the Investor as applicable, to the Company, together with interest thereon from the date of such demand at the Loan Rate, and payment of such Reasonable Expenses together with such interest shall be secured by the Security Interest.
3.5 |
Payment of Deficiency . |
Where the Collateral has been disposed of by the Investor as provided herein and in accordance with applicable law, the Deficiency, if any, shall be paid by the Company to the Investor forthwith after demand therefor has been given by the Investor to the Company, together with interest thereon calculated from the date of such demand at the Loan Rate, and the payment of the Deficiency together with such interest shall be secured by the Security Interest.
3.6 |
Discharge of Debenture |
After the Obligations have been paid in full, the Investor shall, at the written request and expense of the Company, cancel and discharge this Debenture and execute and deliver to the Company such instruments as shall be necessary to discharge this Debenture and to release or reconvey to the Company any property and assets subject to the security created hereby.
3.7 |
Rights and Remedies Not Mutually Exclusive . |
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Investors rights and remedies, whether provided for in this Debenture or otherwise, are not mutually exclusive and are cumulative and not alternative and may be exercised independently or in any combination.
3.8 |
No Obligation to Enforce . |
The Investor shall not be under any obligation to, or liable or accountable for any failure to enforce payment or performance of the Obligations or to seize, realize, take possession of or dispose of the Collateral and shall not be under any obligation to institute proceedings for any such purpose.
4. |
POSSESSION OF COLLATERAL BY THE INVESTOR |
4.1 |
Possession of Collateral . |
For so long as any Collateral is in the possession of the Investor:
(1) |
the Investor may, at any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, grant or otherwise create a security interest in such Collateral upon any terms, whether or not such terms impair the Companys right to redeem such Collateral; |
(2) |
the Investor may, at any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been waived in writing by the Investor use such Collateral in any manner and to such extent as it deems necessary; and |
(3) |
the Investor shall have no duty of care whatsoever with respect to such Collateral other than to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation thereof, provided that the Investor need not take any steps of any nature to defend or preserve the rights of the Company therein against the claims or demands of others or to preserve rights therein against prior parties. |
THIS DEBENTURE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THIS SECURITY BEFORE MAY 15, 2005.
CONVERTIBLE SECURED DEBENTURE
Principal: $5,000,000 |
Issue Date: JANUARY 14, 2005.
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3. |
Defined Terms . |
Defined terms are set out in Schedule A.
4. |
Principal. |
Lorus Therapeutics Inc. (the Company ) for value received hereby promises to pay to The Erin Mills Investment Corporation (the Investor ), at its address specified above on the date (the Payment Date ) being the earlier of (i) October 6, 2009 (the Maturity Date) and (ii) the date of demand, if any, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the principal amount of $5,000,000.00 (the Principal ) or such balance from time to time outstanding thereon, in the manner hereinafter provided, together with all other moneys which may from time to time be owing hereunder or pursuant hereto.
3. |
Interest . |
Interest shall be payable monthly ( Interest ) commencing January 14, 2005, on the balance from time to time outstanding of the Principal, any overdue interest and any other monies due and payable hereunder, both before and after maturity, default or judgment, shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, at the prime rate from time to time quoted by the Royal Bank of Canada plus one percent (1%) per annum (the Loan Rate ) accruing daily and compounded monthly in arrears, computed from January 14, 2005, until payment in full of Principal has been made. For greater certainty, where the Loan Rate is changed, Interest shall be charged for the day on which such change is effective on the basis of the new rate. Interest is to be payable in Common Shares of the Company until the weighted average trading price for such Common Shares reaches a price of $1.00 and such trading price is sustained for 60 Trading Days (for certainty, interest will continue to be charged and payable during such 60 Trading Day qualification period whether or not the required price level is sustained), after which interest shall be paid in cash or Common Shares at the option of the Investor provided that the Investor shall consider any reasonable request by the Company to pay Interest in Common Shares. Shares issued in payment of interest shall be issued at a price equal to the weighted average trading price of such shares for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the date of their issue in respect of each such interest payment. Interest will cease when the weighted average trading price for the Common Shares of the Company reaches $1.75 per share and such trading price is sustained for 60 Trading Days. For certainty, interest will continue to be charged and payable during such 60 Trading Day qualification period whether or not the required price level is sustained.
4. |
Conversion Rights and Conversion Price . |
(a) |
At any time prior to the Maturity Date and subject to Section 5 hereof, the Investor shall have the right to convert all or part of the Principal advanced and evidenced by this Debenture, into Conversion Shares at a price of $1.00 per share (the Conversion Price ) by delivering a notice of its intention to convert the Principal as aforesaid to the Company in the form attached as Exhibit "A" ( Conversion Notice ). |
(b) |
Partial Conversion |
The Principal secured by this Debenture may be partially converted by the Investor from time to time, provided no partial conversion shall be for less than ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) DOLLARS, by delivering a Conversion Notice to the Company specifying the amount of the Principal to be converted into Conversion Shares at the Conversion Price.
(c) |
Issuance of Conversion Shares |
Upon any exercise of the conversion rights provided in Section 4(a) or (b), the Investor shall be entitled to convert the Principal specified in the Conversion Notice at the Conversion Price. As promptly as practicable after such conversion, the Company shall deliver to the Investor a certificate representing the Conversion Shares resulting from any such conversion.
(d) |
Conversion Date |
If this Debenture is converted pursuant to Section 4(a) or (b), then the Conversion Shares shall be deemed to be issued for all purposes as of the date on which the Company received the Conversion Notice.
(e) |
Payment of Unconverted Principal |
If the Principal amount of this Debenture has not been converted prior to the Maturity Date the amount secured hereby shall become immediately due and payable to the Investor on the Maturity Date.
(f) |
Records |
The Company shall maintain in its records an account showing the amount of this Debenture, the date thereof and the Interest accrued thereon or applicable thereto from time to time. At all times and for all purposes such account shall constitute prime facie evidence, in the absence of manifest error, of the matters recorded therein; provided that the failure of the Company to record same in such account shall not affect the obligation of the Company to pay or repay such indebtedness and liability in accordance with this Debenture.
(g) |
Forced Conversion |
In the event that the Investor fails to comply with the provisions of Section 2.1(c) of the Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies provided in the Subscription Agreement, be entitled, at any time after such default on 2 Business Days' notice to the Investor, to convert all amounts then secured by this Debenture into Common Shares at the Conversion Price.
5. |
Conversion Price Adjustments for Certain Dilutive Issuances, Splits and Combinations . |
The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(a) |
Adjustment in Rights |
If, at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, there is a reclassification of the outstanding Common Shares or change of the Common Shares into other shares or securities or any other capital reorganization of the Company or a consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company with or into any other corporation (any such event being called a Capital Reorganization ), the Investor shall be entitled to receive and shall accept for the same aggregate consideration, upon the exercise of the conversion rights contained in this Debenture at any time after the record date on which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose of the Capital Reorganization (the relevant record date ), in lieu of the number of Common Shares to which it was theretofore entitled upon such exercise, the kind and amount of shares or other securities of the Company or of the corporation resulting from the Capital Reorganization that the Investor would have been entitled to receive as a result of such Capital Reorganization if, on the relevant record date, it had been the holder of record of the number of Common Shares in respect of which the conversion right contained in this Debenture is then being exercised, and such shares or other securities shall be subject to adjustment thereafter in accordance with provisions which are the same, as nearly as may be possible, as those contained in this Section 5(a) provided that no such Capital Reorganization shall be implemented unless all necessary steps have been taken so that the Investor shall be entitled to receive the kind and amount of shares or other securities of the Company or of the corporation resulting from the Capital Reorganization as provided above.
(b) |
Adjustment in Conversion Price |
The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) |
If, at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, the |
Company:
(A) |
subdivides its outstanding Common Shares into a greater number of shares, or |
(B) |
consolidates its outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of shares, or |
(C) |
issues Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares to all or substantially all the holders of Common Shares as a stock dividend or other distribution (other than an issue of Common Shares to holders of Common Shares pursuant to a right granted to such holders to receive such Common Shares in lieu of Dividends Paid in the Ordinary Course and other than an issue of Common Shares on account of the exercise of options granted from time to time under the Companys Stock Option Plan); |
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makes a distribution to all or substantially all of the holders of Common Shares on its outstanding Common Shares payable in Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares (other than an issue of Common Shares to holders of Common Shares pursuant to a right granted to such holders to receive such Common Shares in lieu of Dividends Paid in the Ordinary Course) and other than an issue of Common Shares on account of the exercise of options granted from time to time under the Companys Stock Option Plan,) |
(any of such events being called a Common Share Reorganization ), the Conversion Price shall be adjusted effective immediately after the record date on which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose of the Common Share Reorganization, as the case may be, by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date or record date, as the case may be, by a fraction:
(1) |
the numerator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the relevant record date before giving effect to the Common Share Reorganization; and |
(2) |
the denominator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the relevant record date after giving effect to the Common Share Reorganization, including, in the case where securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares are distributed, the number of Common Shares that would have been outstanding had all such securities been exchanged for or converted into Common Shares on such effective date or record date. |
(ii) |
If any question at any time arises with respect to the Conversion Price or the number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Debenture, such question shall be conclusively determined by the auditors from time to time of the Company, or if they are unable or unwilling to act, by such other firm of independent chartered accountants as may be selected by the Company with the concurrence of the Investor, and any such determination shall be binding upon the Investor and the Company. If any such determination is made, the Company shall deliver a certificate to the Investor describing such determination. |
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If and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date the Company fixes a record date for the issue of rights, options or warrants to all or substantially all the holders of Common Shares (not including rights, options or warrants issued under the Companys stock option plan) under which such holders are entitled, during a period expiring not more than 45 days after the date of such issue (the Rights Period ), to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares at a price per share to the holder (or at an exchange or conversion price per share during the Rights Period to the holder in the case of securities exchangeable for or |
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convertible into Common Shares) of less than 95% of the Current Market Price for the Common Shares on such record date (any of such events being called a Rights Offering ), then the Conversion Price will be adjusted effective immediately after the end of the Rights Period to a price determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the end of the Rights Period by a fraction: |
(A) |
the numerator of which will be the aggregate of: |
(1) |
the number of Common Shares outstanding as of the record date for the Rights Offering, and |
(2) |
a number determined by dividing (1) by either (A) the product of the number of Common Shares issued or subscribed for during the Rights Period upon the exercise of the rights, warrants or options under the Rights Offering and the price at which such Common Shares are offered, or, as the case may be, (B) the product of the exchange or conversion price of such securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares and the number of Common Shares for or into which the securities so offered pursuant to the Rights Offering could have been exchanged or converted during the Rights Period, by (2) the Current Market Price of the Common Shares as of the record date for the Rights Offering, and |
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the denominator of which will be the number of Common Shares outstanding, or the number of Common Shares which would be outstanding if all the exchangeable or convertible securities were exchanged for or converted into Common Shares during the Rights Period, after giving effect to the Rights Offering and including the number of Common Shares actually issued or subscribed for during the Rights Period upon exercise of the rights, warrants or options under the Right Offering. |
If the Investor has exercised the right to convert the Common Shares in accordance with this Section 5(b)(iii) during the period beginning immediately after the record date for a Rights Offering and ending on the last day of the Rights Period for the Rights Offering, the Investor will, in addition to the Common Shares to which the Investor would otherwise be entitled upon such conversion, be entitled to that number of additional Common Shares equal to the result obtained when the difference, if any, between the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the end of such Rights Offering and the Conversion Price as adjusted for such Rights Offering pursuant to this section 5(b)(iii) is multiplied by the number of Common Shares received upon the conversion of the Debenture during such period, and the resulting product is divided by the Conversion Price
as adjusted for such Rights Offering pursuant to this subsection. Such additional Common Shares will be deemed to have been issued to the Investor immediately following the end of the Rights Period and a certificate for such additional Common Shares will be delivered to such Holder within 15 business days following the end of the Rights Period. To the extent that any such rights, options or warrants are not so exercised on or before the expiry thereof, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the Conversion Price which would then be in effect based on the number of Common Shares (or the securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares) actually delivered on the exercise of such rights, options or warrants.
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If and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, the Company fixes a record date for the issue or the distribution to all or substantially all the holders of the Common Shares of (i) securities of the Company, including rights, options or warrants to acquire securities of the Company or any of its properties or assets and including evidences of indebtedness or (ii) any property or other assets including evidences of indebtedness, and if such issuance or distribution does not constitute a Dividend Paid in the Ordinary Course, a Common Share Reorganization or a Rights Offering (any of such non-excluded events being called a Special Distribution ) the Conversion Price will be adjusted effective immediately after such record date to a price determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect on such record date by a fraction: |
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the numerator of which will be: |
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the product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date and the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on such record date; less |
(2) |
the fair market value, as determined by action by the Directors (whose determination will be conclusive), to the holders of Common Shares of such securities or property or other assets so issued or distributed in the Special Distribution; and |
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the denominator of which will be the product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date and the Current Market Price of the common shares on such record date. |
To the extent that any Special Distribution is not so made, the Conversion Price will be readjusted effective immediately to the Conversion Price which would then be in effect based upon such securities or property or other assets as actually distributed.
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If the purchase price provided for in any rights, options or warrants (the Rights Offering Price referred to in subsections 5(b)(iii) and 5(b)(iv) is decreased, the |
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Conversion Price will forthwith be changed so as to decrease the Conversion Price to the Conversion Price that would have been obtained if the adjustment to the Conversion Price made under subsections 5(b)(iii) and 5(b)(iv), as the case may be, with respect to such rights, options, or warrants had been made on the basis of the Rights Offering Price as so decreased, provided that the terms of this subsection will not apply to any decrease in the Rights Offering Price as so decreased, provided that the terms of this subsection will not apply to any decrease in the Rights Offering Price resulting from terms in any such rights, options or warrants designed to prevent dilution except to the extent that the resulting decrease in the Conversion Price under this subsection would be greater than the decrease, if any, in the Conversion Price to be made under the terms of this section by virtue of the occurrence of the event giving rise to such decrease in the Rights Offering Price. |
6. |
Payments and Notice . |
Any payments received by the Investor or the Company after 2:00 p.m. on a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day. Any notice required or desired to be given hereunder or under any instrument supplemental hereto shall be in writing and provided in accordance with the provisions of section 6.7 of the Subscription Agreement.
7. |
Covenants . |
This Debenture is issued subject to and with the benefit of all the covenants, terms and conditions in Schedule B.
8. |
Default and Enforcement . |
The terms and conditions upon which the security constituted by this Debenture shall become enforceable are provided for in Schedule B.
9. |
Security . |
As continuing security for the due and timely payment by the Company of its Obligations hereunder, the Company hereby grants the charges, liens mortgages and Security Interests in favour of the Investor as set out in Schedule C.
10. |
Receipt . |
The Company hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of this Debenture and a copy of the verification statement registered under the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) in respect of the security created hereby.
11. |
Binding Effect, Governing Law and Headings . |
These presents are binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. The division of this Debenture into sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Debenture.
12. |
Currency. |
Except where otherwise expressly provided, all amounts in this Debenture are stated and shall be paid in Canadian currency.
13. |
Perfection of Security . |
The Company authorizes the Investor to file such financing statements and other documents and do such acts, matters and things (including completing and adding schedules identifying all or any part of the Collateral) as the Investor may consider appropriate to perfect and continue the security created by this Debenture.
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Invalidity, etc . |
Each of the provisions contained in this Debenture is distinct and severable and a declaration of invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any such provision or part thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of Debenture.
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Assignment . |
The Investor may not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of part or all of its interest in this Debenture without the consent of the Company, except the Investor shall be entitled to assign this Debenture to an Affiliate or subsidiary of the Investor, provided that such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Debenture and provides written notice of such assignment to the Company. This Debenture may not be assigned by the Company without prior written consent of the Investor, except that the Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder as part of a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of all or substantially all of its assets without consent provided that such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Debenture and provides 15 days written notice of such assignment to the Investor and the security granted by the Debentures is not impaired without the consent of the Investor in any way.
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Schedules and Exhibit . |
Each of the following schedules and exhibit is incorporated by reference into, and constitutes a part of, this Debenture:
Schedule A - Definitions
Schedule B - Covenants, Events of Default and Enforcement
Schedule C - Security Interest
Exhibit A- Conversion Notice
17. |
Amendment . |
This Debenture may only be amended with the written agreement of the Company and the Investor provided any such amendments shall be subject to the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company has executed this Debenture.
LORULORUS THERAPEUTICS INC.
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/s/ Jim A. Wright Jim A. Wright President and CEO
/s/ Shane Ellis Shane Ellis VP of Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary |
SCHEDULE A
DEFINITIONS
Interpretation. As used in this Debenture and all schedules incorporated therewith the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Section 2(1) of the Ontario Business Corporations Act ;
arms length has the meaning given to such term in the Income Tax Act (Canada) as now in effect;
Business means the research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and technologies for the management of cancer;
Business Day means any day except Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the Province of Ontario;
Collateral means any and all undertaking, property and assets, real or personal property, other than the last day of any leasehold interest pursuant to any leases, which is now or hereafter owned by the Company or in which the Company now has or hereafter acquires any interest of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all land, buildings, leasehold interests and improvements, equipment, fixtures, computer hardware and software, intellectual property, inventory, goods, instruments, securities, documents of title, chattel paper, accounts, money, contract rights, intangibles, credits, claims, demands, debts and choses in action and all Proceeds, products and accessions from, of and to any thereof, and, where the context so permits, any reference to Collateral shall be deemed to refer to Collateral or any part thereof. For greater certainty, Collateral shall not include the shares of NuChem Pharmaceuticals Inc.;
Common Shares means the common shares of the Company;
Company means Lorus Therapeutics Inc.;
Companies means the Company and the Subsidiary;
Conversion Price has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(a);
Conversion Shares means the common shares in the capital stock of the Company to be issued to the Investor pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Debenture.
Debenture means this secured convertible debenture and all Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto;
Deficiency means, at any time, the difference, if any between:
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the aggregate of: |
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the amount of the Obligations at that time; and |
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the Reasonable Expenses incurred up that time; and |
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the proceeds of disposition received by the Investor from a disposition of the Collateral in accordance with Section 3.1(f) of Schedule C |
Dividends Paid in the Ordinary Course means cash dividends declared payable on the Common Shares in any fiscal year of the Company to the extent that such cash dividends do not exceed, in the aggregate, the greatest of: (i) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash dividends declared payable by the Company on the Common shares in its immediately preceding fiscal year, (ii) 150% of the arithmetic mean of the aggregate amounts of cash dividends declared payable by the Company on the Common Shares in its three immediately preceding fiscal years and (iii) 100% of the aggregate consolidated net income of the Company, before extraordinary items, for its immediately preceding fiscal year.
Event of Default has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2 of Schedule B to this Debenture;
Interest has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3 of this Debenture;
Investor means The Erin Mills Investment Corporation;
Loan Rate means the rate of interest specified in Section 3 of this Debenture;
Material Adverse Change in relation to any of the Companies means any change that could reasonably be expected to have or has a material adverse effect on the assets or properties, business, results of operations, capital or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Companies taken as a whole;
Maturity Date has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of this Agreement;
Obligations means all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations (of whatsoever nature or kind, whether direct, indirect, absolute, contingent or otherwise) of the Company from time to time, under or in respect of this Debenture;
Payment Date has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2 of this Debenture;
Permitted Liens means the following:
(i) |
liens for taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies, not at the time due; |
(iii) |
easements, rights of way or similar rights in land, which, in the aggregate, do not materially impair the usefulness of the business of the Company or of the property subject thereto; |
(iii) |
rights reserved to or vested in any municipality or governmental or other public authority by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or by any statutory provision, to terminate the same or to require annual or other periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof; |
(iv) |
any lien or encumbrance the validity of which is being contested by the Company in good faith and in respect of which either there will have been deposited with the Investor cash in an amount sufficient to satisfy the same or the Investor will be otherwise satisfied that its interests are not prejudiced thereby; |
(v) |
any reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions expressed in any original grant from the Crown; |
(vi) |
title defects or irregularities which are of a minor nature and in the aggregate will not materially impair the usefulness in the business of the Subsidiary of the property subject thereto; |
(vii) |
security in cash or governmental obligations deposited in the ordinary course of business in connection with contracts, bids, tenders or to secure worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, surety or appeal bonds, costs of litigation when required by law, public and statutory obligations, liens or claims incidental to current construction, mechanics', warehousemen's, carriers' and other similar liens; |
(viii) |
security given in the ordinary course of business to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or municipality or governmental or other authority in connection with the operations of the Company; |
(ix) |
other encumbrances arising by operation of law or which are not material in character, amount, and extent and do not materially detract from the value or use of the Collateral; |
(x) |
liens securing the Obligations under the Debentures; |
(xi) |
liens subordinate to the Obligations under the Debentures; |
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purchase money security interests; and |
(xiii) |
capital leases |
person means a natural person, a firm, a corporation or other body corporate, a syndicate, a partnership, an association, a trust, a government or agency thereof or any other legal or business entity whatsoever;
Principal has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2 of this Debenture;
Proceeds , of any Collateral, means property in any form derived, directly or indirectly, from any dealing with such Collateral or the proceeds therefrom and includes any payment representing indemnity or compensation for loss or damage to such Collateral or proceeds therefrom, including, without limitation, insurance proceeds;
Reasonable Expenses means any and all expenses incurred from time to time by the Investor or any Receiver in the perfection or preservation of the security constituted hereby, in enforcing payment or performance of the Obligations or any part thereof or in locating, taking possession of, transporting, holding, repairing, processing, preparing for and arranging for the disposition of and/or disposing of the Collateral and any and all other expenses incurred by the Investor or any Receiver as a result of the Investor or such Receiver exercising any of its rights or remedies hereunder or at law, including, without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, any and all legal expenses including those incurred in any legal action or proceeding or appeal therefrom commenced or taken in good faith by the Investor and any and all fees and disbursements of any counsel, accountant or valuator or any similar person employed by
the Investor in connection with any of the foregoing and the costs of insurance and payment of taxes (other than taxes relating to the income of the Investor) and other charges incurred in retaking, holding, repairing, processing and preparing for disposition and disposing of the Collateral;
Receiver means a receiver, a receiver and manager or any similar person appointed in accordance with Section 3.1(l) of Schedule C
Security Interest has the meaning given to that term in Section 1.1 of Schedule C
Subscription Agreement means the Subscription Agreement among the Company, the Investor, and GeneSense Technologies Inc. dated October 6, 2004, as amended or supplemented from time to time;
Subsidiary means GeneSense Technologies Inc.; and |
Trading Days means any day on which securities are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
SCHEDULE B
COVENANTS, EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT
AND REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
1. |
Covenants by Company. |
The Company shall perform and observe each of the following covenants:
(a) |
Payment of Principal. The Company shall duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid to the Investor all Principal hereunder and Interest accrued thereon (including, in the case of default, Interest on the amount in default), on the Payment Date at the places and in the manner specified herein. |
(b) |
Payment of Interest . The Company shall duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid to the Investor all Interest (including, in the case of default, interest on the amount in default) monthly in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Debenture. |
(c) |
Corporate Existence . The Company shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence and shall cause its Subsidiary to preserve and maintain its corporate existence; however, the Company and the Subsidiary may engage in internal reorganizations with Affiliates without the Investors consent. |
(d) |
Taxes, Claims for Labour and Materials . The Company will promptly pay and discharge and will cause its Subsidiary to promptly pay and discharge, (i) all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Company and the Subsidiary or upon or in respect of all or any part of the property or business of the Company and the Subsidiary; (ii) all trade accounts payable in accordance with its usual and customary business practices, except those trade accounts that are in dispute; and (iii) all claims for work, labour or materials, that if unpaid might become a lien upon any property of the Company and the Subsidiary; provided the Company and its Subsidiary will not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, account payable or claim if (A) the validity, applicability or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or proceedings that will prevent the forfeiture or sale of any property of the Company or the Subsidiary or any interference with the use thereof by the Company or the Subsidiary, except that whenever foreclosure on any lien that attaches (or security therefor) appears imminent, the Company and/or the Subsidiary shall pay or cause to be paid all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies, accounts payable or claims and (B) the Company and/or the Subsidiary will, to the extent required, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, set aside on its books reserves deemed by it to be adequate with respect thereto. |
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Compliance with Laws . The Company will comply, and will cause the Subsidiary to comply, in all material respects, with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules and regulations and orders of any governmental authority including, without limitation, all laws, rules and regulations. |
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Rights of Inspection . For so long as the Investor holds the Debenture, the Company will, and will cause its Subsidiary to, permit the Investor or its authorized representative (at the Investors expense), on 24 hours prior written request during normal business hours, to visit and inspect under the Companys guidance, any of the properties of the Company and the Subsidiary, to examine all its books of account, records, reports and other papers and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with the senior officers of the Company. |
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Regulatory Approvals . The Company shall maintain and keep, and shall cause its Subsidiary to maintain and keep in good standing all permits, licenses, memberships and other regulatory approvals necessary or desirable to carry on the Business and do all things necessary to prevent the cancellation or suspension thereof to the extent the failure to maintain any such permit, license, membership or other regulatory approval would cause a Material Adverse Change in the Business. |
(h) |
Notice of Default . The Company shall give the Investor written notice of (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default, or of any default in respect of any other indebtedness of the Company or any event which with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute an Event of Default or such a default in respect of any such other indebtedness; or (ii) any material default which has occurred and is continuing under any loan agreement, debt instrument or other material agreement to which it is a party, promptly after the occurrence of the same. |
(i) |
Maintain Status . The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiary to, conduct its Business and affairs so as to not be in breach of any of the representations and warranties in the Subscription Agreement. |
(j) |
Termination of Licences . The Company shall not, and shall cause the Subsidiary not to terminate without cause any material licence agreement or contract and comply with all other terms and conditions set out in such agreements/contracts. |
(k) |
Further Assurances . The Company shall, upon request by the Investor, execute and deliver all such further documents and do all such further acts and things as may be reasonably necessary or desirable at any time or times to give effect to the terms and conditions of this Debenture. |
(l) |
Notifications . The Company shall notify the Investor promptly of any Material Adverse Change in the Business or the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, prospects, earnings or operations of the Company or its Subsidiary. |
(m) |
Disclosure and Filings . The Company shall continue to provide all material disclosure and make all required filings, reports and payments as required under all applicable securities laws and regulations and stock exchange rules. |
(n) |
Company to Reserve Shares |
The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Common
Shares (if the number thereof is or becomes limited) solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of the Debentures as provided herein, and issue to the Investor who may exercise its conversion rights hereunder, such number of Common Shares as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of the Debentures. All Common Shares which shall be so issuable shall be duly and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable.
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Material Contracts/Licences. In the event that management of the Company seeks the direction and/or approval of the board of directors of the Company concerning the termination of any Material Contract (as defined in the Subscription Agreement) (whether the termination is initiated or caused by the Company or any other party to such agreements) the Company shall notify the Investor in writing at the same time the direction and/or approval of the board of directors is sought. |
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Litigation . Subject to compliance with disclosure requirements of securities and other laws, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the commencement of any material litigation against the Company or its Subsidiary. |
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Certificate of Officer . The Company shall deliver to the Investor at any time and from time to time, promptly following a reasonable request in writing by the Investor a certificate of a senior officer of the Company (which shall be given on behalf of the Company and without personal liability) to the effect that to the best knowledge of that officer, there exists no condition, event or act which constitutes an Event of Default or a default or breach under any material agreement to which the Company is a party or which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default or such a default or breach or, if any such condition, event or act exists, specifying the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and the action that the Company proposes to take with respect thereto. |
(r) |
Use of Proceeds . Subject to the payment of expenses related to the closing of this transaction, the Company shall use the Principal only to fund ongoing research and development and operations of the Company. |
2. |
Events of Default; Acceleration of Payment . |
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The following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (each an Event of Default): |
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if the Company defaults in any payment of the Principal or Interest amount outstanding under this Debenture or any other debenture issued by the Company to the Investor when due and such non-payment is not cured within 5 Business Days; |
(b) |
subject to subparagraph (a) above, if the Company or its Subsidiary defaults in the observance or performance of anything required to be done by any of them, or any covenant or condition required to be observed or performed by any of them, pursuant to this Debenture, any other debenture issued by the Company to the Investor, and/or any other agreement between the Company, its Subsidiary and the Investor, including without limitation any of the Collateral Documents, as such term is defined in the Subscription |
Agreement, and such default remains unremedied for a period of 15 Business Days following the receipt by the Company from the Investor of written notice of such default; | |
(c) |
if any of the representations or warranties of the Company under Section 5 of this Schedule B or in the Subscription Agreement is incorrect in any way as to make it materially misleading; |
(d) |
if the Company or its Subsidiary ceases or threatens to cease to carry on the Business or ceases paying its obligations in the ordinary course of business as they generally become due or makes or agrees to make a sale of all or substantially all of its assets or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or otherwise acknowledges its insolvency in writing; |
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if a bankruptcy petition or similar proceeding is filed or presented against the Company or its Subsidiary and such proceeding is not being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or, if so contested, remains outstanding, undismissed and unstayed more than 60 days from the institution of such first-mentioned proceeding; provided however that notwithstanding any such 60 day period shall not have elapsed, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if such proceeding remains outstanding and, after the date of commencement of such proceeding, the Company does not satisfy a payroll obligation; |
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if a custodian or sequestrator or liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy or a receiver or receiver and manager or any other officer with similar powers is appointed with respect to the Company or its Subsidiary or all or any material part of the property, assets or undertaking of the Company or its Subsidiary; |
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if the Company or its Subsidiary makes a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or other legislation of Canada respecting bankruptcy and insolvency or takes any action in respect of the settlement of any claims of its creditors under the provisions of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or such other legislation; |
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if any proceedings against the Company or its Subsidiary are taken with respect to a compromise or arrangement under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (or any Act substituted therefor) or similar legislation of any other jurisdiction and such proceeding is not being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or, if so contested, remains outstanding, undismissed and unstayed more than 60 days from the institution of such first-mentioned proceeding; provided however that notwithstanding any such 60 day period shall not have elapsed, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if such proceeding remains outstanding and, after the date of commencement of such proceeding, the Company does not satisfy a payroll obligation; |
(i) |
if an order is made or a resolution is passed for the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or its Subsidiary or if a petition is filed or other process taken for the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or its Subsidiary and such proceeding is not being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or, if so contested, remains outstanding, undismissed and unstayed more than 60 days from the institution of such first-mentioned proceeding; provided however that notwithstanding any such 60 day period shall not have elapsed, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have |
occurred if such proceeding remains outstanding and, after the date of commencement of such proceeding, the Company does not satisfy a payroll obligation; | |
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if the Company or its Subsidiary shall lose its charter by expiration, forfeiture or otherwise; and |
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if a Material Adverse Change occurs, and is not cured, if susceptible to cure, within 15 Business Days. |
The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of an Event of Default or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default under this Debenture.
If following the occurrence of any Event of Default the Investor takes any legal proceeding for the purpose of enforcing its rights under the Debenture in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Investor for all Reasonable Expenses incurred by it as a result thereof.
3. |
Matters Requiring Investor Approval . |
Notwithstanding any of the other provisions hereof, the Company covenants and agrees that the following matters shall require the prior written approval of the Investor not to be unreasonably withheld. The parties agree that the Investor shall be deemed to consent to any matter if it has not responded within 45 days of the Companys written request for such consent:
(a) |
declaring any dividend or distribution on any Common Shares or any other equity securities of the Company or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any Common Shares or any other equity securities of the Company; |
(b) |
ceasing the operations of all or substantially all of the business of the Company or materially changing the Business of the Company; |
(c) |
carrying on of business in excess of $250,000.00 annually with any person that does not deal at arms length with the Company; |
(d) |
encumbering any of its undertaking, property or assets or the incurring of any indebtedness by the Company for borrowed money other than: (i) Permitted Liens; (ii) operating lines of credit in connection with the ordinary course of business; (iii) any debt incurred in connection with capital expenditures which has been approved by the board of directors of the Company; and (iv) indebtedness subordinate to the Obligations; and |
(e) |
carrying on (directly or indirectly) of any other business activity or the acquisition of any assets materially unrelated or unnecessary to the Companys present business. |
4. |
Representations and Warranties . |
The Company represents and warrants to the Investor, and acknowledges that the Investor is relying on such representations and warranties, that:
(a) |
Corporate . The Company is a corporation duly subsisting under the laws of Ontario with the corporate power to own its assets and to carry on its business. The Company is duly registered to carry on business in those jurisdictions where it operates and is in good standing under the laws of Canada. |
(b) |
Authority . The Company has good and sufficient power, authority and right to enter into and deliver this Debenture, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Debenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Debenture have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. |
(c) |
Binding Agreement . This Debenture constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and to equitable remedies being always in the discretion of a court. |
The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Section 4 of this Schedule B will survive the issuance of this Debenture and, notwithstanding such issuance, will continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the Investor for so long as any Principal or Interest remains outstanding under this Debenture.
SCHEDULE CSECURITY INTEREST
1. |
SECURITY |
1.1 |
Security . |
Subject to Sections 1.3 and 1.4 of this Schedule C, as continuing security for the due and timely payment and performance by the Company of its Obligations hereunder, the Company hereby grants a security interest in and mortgages and charges to and in favour of the Investor all right, title and interest which the Company may be possessed of, entitled to or acquire, by way of amalgamation or otherwise, in and to all Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by, or on behalf of the Company or in respect of which the Company now or hereafter has, any right, title or interest (including, without limitation, such as may be returned to or repossessed by the Company) (the Security Interest).
1.2 |
Attachment . |
The parties acknowledge and agree that value has been given for the granting of the Security Interest and that they have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment.
1.3 |
Exception for Last Day of Leases . |
The Security Interest granted hereby does not and shall not extend to, and the Collateral shall not include, the last day of the term of any lease or sub-lease, oral or written, or any agreement therefor, now held or hereafter acquired by the Company but, upon the sale of the leasehold interest or any part thereof, the Company shall stand possessed of such last day in trust to assign the same as the Investor shall direct.
1.4 |
Exception for Contractual Rights . |
The Security Interest hereby granted does not and shall not extend to, and the Collateral shall not include, any agreement, right, franchise, licence or permit (collectively, Contractual Rights ) to which the Company is a party or of which the Company has the benefit, to the extent that the creation of the Security Interest therein would constitute a breach of the terms of, or permit any person to terminate, the Contractual Rights, but the Company shall hold its interest therein in trust for the Investor and shall assign such Contractual Rights to the Investor forthwith upon obtaining the consent of the other party or parties thereto. Upon the request of the Investor, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consent required to permit any Contractual Rights to be subject to the Security Interest.
1.5 |
Permitted Dealings with Collateral . |
Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company may, without the consent of the Investor:
(a) |
sell or otherwise dispose of such part of their equipment which is no longer necessary or useful in connection with its business or which has become worn out or obsolete or unsuitable for the purpose for which it was intended; |
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deal with Collateral in the ordinary course of Business; and |
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subject to Section 2 of this Schedule C, collect Proceeds and accounts in the ordinary course of business. |
1.6 |
Delivery of Instruments, Securities, Etc. |
(a) |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Company shall, upon request of the Investor, forthwith deliver to the Investor, to be held by the Investor hereunder, all cash, instruments, patents, securities, letters of credit, advances of credit and negotiable documents of title in its possession or control which pertain to or form part of the Collateral and shall, where appropriate, duly endorse the same for transfer in blank or as the Investor may direct and shall use all reasonable efforts to deliver to the Investor any and all consents or other instruments or documents necessary to comply with any restrictions on the transfer thereof in order to transfer the same to the Investor, including without limitation, consenting to a copy of this Debenture being recorded in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, as evidence of an assignment of any such patents from the Company to the Investor. |
(b) |
Subject to any other written agreements or instruments in effect from time to time between the parties, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall be entitled (i) to receive all distributions of any kind whatsoever at any time payable on or with respect to the Collateral and (ii) to vote the Collateral and to give consents, waivers, notices and ratifications and to take other action in respect of the Collateral; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast and no consent, waiver, notice or ratification shall be given and no action be taken which would materially impair the Collateral without the consent of the Investor, or which would be inconsistent with or violate any provision of this Debenture or any other written agreement or instrument in effect from time to time between the parties. |
(c) |
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Investor shall be entitled to enjoy and exercise all of the rights referred to in Section 1.6(b) of this Schedule C in such manner as it sees fit. |
2. |
COLLECTION OF PROCEEDS AND ACCOUNTS |
2.1 |
Control of Proceeds and Accounts . |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Investor, if demand has been made in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Schedule C, may take control of any proceeds and accounts and may notify any account debtor or any obligor under any instrument held by the Company in satisfaction pro tanto of the Obligations hereunder to make payment in respect of any proceeds and accounts directly to the Investor, whether or not the Company has theretofore been making collections on the Collateral.
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Proceeds and Accounts Received in Trust . |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, if the Company shall collect or receive any accounts or shall be paid for any of the other Collateral or shall receive any Proceeds, all money so collected or received by the Company shall be received by the Company as trustee for the Investor and, if demand has been made in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Schedule C, shall be paid to the Investor forthwith upon reasonable demand and the Investor may, in its discretion, apply the same in satisfaction pro tanto of the Obligations or hold the same as further Collateral hereunder.
3. |
DEFAULT AND THE INVESTORS REMEDIES |
3.1 |
Remedies Upon Default . |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Investor may declare any or all of the Obligations not then due and payable to be immediately due and payable by giving notice in writing thereof to the Company and, in such event, such Obligations shall be due and payable forthwith by the Company to the Investor and the Investor may thereafter, without further notice to the Company except as provided at law, or otherwise provided for in this Debenture:
(a) |
commence legal action to enforce payment or performance of the Obligations; |
(b) |
require the Company, at the Companys expense, to assemble the Collateral at a place or places designated by notice in writing given by the Investor to the Company, and the Company agrees to so assemble the Collateral; |
(c) |
require the Company, by notice in writing given by the Investor to the Company, to disclose to the Investor the location or locations of the Collateral, and the Company agrees to make such disclosure when so required by the Investor; |
(d) |
enter any premises where the Collateral may be situated and take possession of the Collateral by any method permitted by law; |
(e) |
repair, process, complete, modify or otherwise deal with the Collateral and prepare for the disposition of the Collateral, whether on the premises of the Company or otherwise and, in connection with any such action, utilize any of the Companys property without charge; |
(f) |
dispose of the Collateral by private or public sale, lease or otherwise upon such terms and conditions as the Investor may determine and whether or not the Investor has taken possession of the Collateral; |
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carry on all or any part of the business or businesses of the Company and, to the exclusion of all others (including the Company), enter upon, occupy and, subject to any requirements of law and subject to any leases or agreements then in place, use all or any of the premises, buildings, plant, undertaking and other property of, or used by, the Company for such time and in such manner as the Investor sees fit, free of charge, and, except to the extent required by law, the Investor shall not be liable to the Company for any act, omission or negligence in so doing or for any rent, charges, depreciation or damages or other amount incurred in connection therewith or resulting therefrom; |
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file such proofs of claim or other documents as may be necessary or desirable to have its claim lodged in any bankruptcy, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution or other proceedings (voluntary or otherwise) relating to the Company; |
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borrow money for the purpose of carrying on the business of the Company or for the maintenance, preservation or protection of the Collateral and mortgage, charge, pledge or grant a security interest in the Collateral, whether or not in priority to this Debenture, to secure repayment of any money so borrowed; |
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where the Collateral has been disposed of by the Investor as provided in Section 3.1(f) of this Schedule C, commence legal action against the Company for the Deficiency, if any; |
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where the Investor has taken possession of the Collateral as herein provided, retain the Collateral irrevocably, to the extent not prohibited by law, by giving notice thereof to the Company and to any other persons required by law in the manner provided by law; |
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appoint, by an instrument in writing delivered to the Company, a Receiver of the Collateral and remove any Receiver so appointed and appoint another or others in its stead or institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a Receiver, it being understood and agreed that: |
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the Investor may appoint any person as Receiver, including an officer or employee of the Investor; |
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such appointment may be made at any time after an Event of Default, either before or after the Investor shall have taken possession of the Collateral; |
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the Investor may, from time to time, fix the reasonable remuneration of the Receiver and direct the payment thereof out of the Collateral or any Proceeds; and |
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the Receiver shall be deemed to be the appointee/agent of the Company for all purposes, and, for greater certainty, the Investor shall not be, in any way, responsible for any actions, whether wilful, negligent or otherwise, of any Receiver; |
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pay or discharge any mortgage, charge, encumbrance, lien, adverse claim or security interest claimed by any person in the Collateral and the amount so paid shall be added to the Obligations and shall bear interest calculated from the date of payment at the Loan Rate until paid; and |
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take any other action, suit, remedy or proceeding authorized or permitted by this Debenture or at law or equity. |
3.2 |
Sale of Collateral . |
The parties acknowledge and agree that any sale referred to in Section 3.1(f) of this Schedule C may be either a sale of all or any portion of the Collateral and may be by way of public auction, public tender, private contract or otherwise without notice, advertisement or any other formality, except as required by law, all of which are hereby waived by the Company to the extent permitted by law. To the extent not prohibited by law, any such sale may be made with or without any special condition as permitted by law, as to an upset price, reserve bid, title or evidence of title or other matter and, from time to time as the Investor in its sole discretion thinks fit, with power to vary or rescind any such sale or buy in at any public sale and resell. The Investor may sell the Collateral for a consideration payable by instalments either with or without taking security for the payment of such instalments and may make and deliver to any purchaser thereof good and sufficient deeds, assurances and conveyances of the Collateral and give receipts for the purchase money, and any such sale shall be a perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against the Company and all those claiming an interest in the Collateral by, from, through or under the Company.
3.3 |
Reference to Secured Party Includes Receiver . |
For the purposes of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of this Schedule C, a reference to the Investor shall, where the context permits, include any Receiver appointed in accordance with Section 3.1(l) of this Schedule C.
3.4 |
Payment of Expenses . |
The amount of the Reasonable Expenses shall be paid by the Company to the Investor, from time to time forthwith after demand therefor is given by the Investor as applicable, to the Company, together with interest thereon from the date of such demand at the Loan Rate, and payment of such Reasonable Expenses together with such interest shall be secured by the Security Interest.
3.5 |
Payment of Deficiency . |
Where the Collateral has been disposed of by the Investor as provided herein and in accordance with applicable law, the Deficiency, if any, shall be paid by the Company to the Investor forthwith after demand therefor has been given by the Investor to the Company, together with interest thereon calculated from the date of such demand at the Loan Rate, and the payment of the Deficiency together with such interest shall be secured by the Security Interest.
3.6 |
Discharge of Debenture |
After the Obligations have been paid in full, the Investor shall, at the written request and expense of the Company, cancel and discharge this Debenture and execute and deliver to the Company such instruments as shall be necessary to discharge this Debenture and to release or reconvey to the Company any property and assets subject to the security created hereby.
3.7 |
Rights and Remedies Not Mutually Exclusive . |
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Investors rights and remedies, whether provided for in this Debenture or otherwise, are not mutually exclusive and are cumulative and not alternative and may be exercised independently or in any combination.
3.8 |
No Obligation to Enforce . |
The Investor shall not be under any obligation to, or liable or accountable for any failure to enforce payment or performance of the Obligations or to seize, realize, take possession of or dispose of the Collateral and shall not be under any obligation to institute proceedings for any such purpose.
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POSSESSION OF COLLATERAL BY THE INVESTOR |
4.1 |
Possession of Collateral . |
For so long as any Collateral is in the possession of the Investor:
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the Investor may, at any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, grant or otherwise create a security interest in such Collateral upon any terms, whether or not such terms impair the Companys right to redeem such Collateral; |
(b) |
the Investor may, at any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been waived in writing by the Investor use such Collateral in any manner and to such extent as it deems necessary; and |
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the Investor shall have no duty of care whatsoever with respect to such Collateral other than to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation thereof, provided that the Investor need not take any steps of any nature to defend or preserve the rights of the Company therein against the claims or demands of others or to preserve rights therein against prior parties. |
THIS DEBENTURE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THIS SECURITY BEFORE AUGUST 16, 2005.
CONVERTIBLE SECURED DEBENTURE
Principal: $5,000,000 |
Issue Date: APRIL 15, 2005.
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Defined Terms . |
Defined terms are set out in Schedule A.
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Principal. |
Lorus Therapeutics Inc. (the Company ) for value received hereby promises to pay to The Erin Mills Investment Corporation (the Investor ), at its address specified above on the date (the Payment Date ) being the earlier of (i) October 6, 2009 (the Maturity Date) and (ii) the date of demand, if any, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the principal amount of $5,000,000.00 (the Principal ) or such balance from time to time outstanding thereon, in the manner hereinafter provided, together with all other moneys which may from time to time be owing hereunder or pursuant hereto.
3. |
Interest . |
Interest shall be payable monthly ( Interest ) commencing April 15, 2005, on the balance from time to time outstanding of the Principal, any overdue interest and any other monies due and payable hereunder, both before and after maturity, default or judgment, shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, at the prime rate from time to time quoted by the Royal Bank of Canada plus one percent (1%) per annum (the Loan Rate ) accruing daily and compounded monthly in arrears, computed from April 15, 2005, until payment in full of Principal has been made. For greater certainty, where the Loan Rate is changed, Interest shall be charged for the day on which such change is effective on the basis of the new rate. Interest is to be payable in Common Shares of the Company until the weighted average trading price for such Common Shares reaches a price of $1.00 and such trading price is sustained for 60 Trading Days (for certainty, interest will continue to be charged and payable during such 60 Trading Day qualification period whether or not the required price level is sustained), after which interest shall be paid in cash or Common Shares at the option of the Investor provided that the Investor shall consider any reasonable request by the Company to pay Interest in Common Shares. Shares issued in payment of interest shall be issued at a price equal to the weighted average trading price of such shares for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the date of their issue in respect of each such interest payment. Interest will cease when the weighted average trading price for the Common Shares of the Company reaches $1.75 per share and such trading price is sustained for 60 Trading Days. For certainty, interest will continue to be charged and payable during such 60 Trading Day qualification period whether or not the required price level is sustained.
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Conversion Rights and Conversion Price . |
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At any time prior to the Maturity Date and subject to Section 5 hereof, the Investor shall have the right to convert all or part of the Principal advanced and evidenced by this Debenture, into Conversion Shares at a price of $1.00 per share (the Conversion Price ) by delivering a notice of its intention to convert the Principal as aforesaid to the Company in the form attached as Exhibit "A" ( Conversion Notice ). |
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Partial Conversion |
The Principal secured by this Debenture may be partially converted by the Investor from time to time, provided no partial conversion shall be for less than ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) DOLLARS, by delivering a Conversion Notice to the Company specifying the amount of the Principal to be converted into Conversion Shares at the Conversion Price.
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Issuance of Conversion Shares |
Upon any exercise of the conversion rights provided in Section 4(a) or (b), the Investor shall be entitled to convert the Principal specified in the Conversion Notice at the Conversion Price. As promptly as practicable after such conversion, the Company shall deliver to the Investor a certificate representing the Conversion Shares resulting from any such conversion.
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Conversion Date |
If this Debenture is converted pursuant to Section 4(a) or (b), then the Conversion Shares shall be deemed to be issued for all purposes as of the date on which the Company received the Conversion Notice.
(e) |
Payment of Unconverted Principal |
If the Principal amount of this Debenture has not been converted prior to the Maturity Date the amount secured hereby shall become immediately due and payable to the Investor on the Maturity Date.
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Records |
The Company shall maintain in its records an account showing the amount of this Debenture, the date thereof and the Interest accrued thereon or applicable thereto from time to time. At all times and for all purposes such account shall constitute prime facie evidence, in the absence of manifest error, of the matters recorded therein; provided that the failure of the Company to record same in such account shall not affect the obligation of the Company to pay or repay such indebtedness and liability in accordance with this Debenture.
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Forced Conversion |
In the event that the Investor fails to comply with the provisions of Section 2.1(c) of the Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies provided in the Subscription Agreement, be entitled, at any time after such default on 2 Business Days' notice to the Investor, to convert all amounts then secured by this Debenture into Common Shares at the Conversion Price.
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Conversion Price Adjustments for Certain Dilutive Issuances, Splits and Combinations . |
The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
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Adjustment in Rights |
If, at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, there is a reclassification of the outstanding Common Shares or change of the Common Shares into other shares or securities or any other capital reorganization of the Company or a consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company with or into any other corporation (any such event being called a Capital Reorganization ), the Investor shall be entitled to receive and shall accept for the same aggregate consideration, upon the exercise of the conversion rights contained in this Debenture at any time after the record date on which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose of the Capital Reorganization (the relevant record date ), in lieu of the number of Common Shares to which it was theretofore entitled upon such exercise, the kind and amount of shares or other securities of the Company or of the corporation resulting from the Capital Reorganization that the Investor would have been entitled to receive as a result of such Capital Reorganization if, on the relevant record date, it had been the holder of record of the number of Common Shares in respect of which the conversion right contained in this Debenture is then being exercised, and such shares or other securities shall be subject to adjustment thereafter in accordance with provisions which are the same, as nearly as may be possible, as those contained in this Section 5(a) provided that no such Capital Reorganization shall be implemented unless all necessary steps have been taken so that the Investor shall be entitled to receive the kind and amount of shares or other securities of the Company or of the corporation resulting from the Capital Reorganization as provided above.
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Adjustment in Conversion Price |
The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) |
If, at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, the |
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subdivides its outstanding Common Shares into a greater number of shares, or |
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consolidates its outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of shares, or |
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issues Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares to all or substantially all the holders of Common Shares as a stock dividend or other distribution (other than an issue of Common Shares to holders of Common Shares pursuant to a right granted to such holders to receive such Common Shares in lieu of Dividends Paid in the Ordinary Course and other than an issue of Common Shares on account of the exercise of options granted from time to time under the Companys Stock Option Plan); |
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makes a distribution to all or substantially all of the holders of Common Shares on its outstanding Common Shares payable in Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares (other than an issue of Common Shares to holders of Common Shares pursuant to a right granted to such holders to receive such Common Shares in lieu of Dividends Paid in the Ordinary Course) and other than an issue of Common Shares on account of the exercise of options granted from time to time under the Companys Stock Option Plan,) |
(any of such events being called a Common Share Reorganization ), the Conversion Price shall be adjusted effective immediately after the record date on which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose of the Common Share Reorganization, as the case may be, by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date or record date, as the case may be, by a fraction:
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the numerator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the relevant record date before giving effect to the Common Share Reorganization; and |
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the denominator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the relevant record date after giving effect to the Common Share Reorganization, including, in the case where securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares are distributed, the number of Common Shares that would have been outstanding had all such securities been exchanged for or converted into Common Shares on such effective date or record date. |
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If any question at any time arises with respect to the Conversion Price or the number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Debenture, such question shall be conclusively determined by the auditors from time to time of the Company, or if they are unable or unwilling to act, by such other firm of independent chartered accountants as may be selected by the Company with the concurrence of the Investor, and any such determination shall be binding upon the Investor and the Company. If any such determination is made, the Company shall deliver a certificate to the Investor describing such determination. |
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If and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date the Company fixes a record date for the issue of rights, options or warrants to all or substantially all the holders of Common Shares (not including rights, options or warrants issued under the Companys stock option plan) under which such holders are entitled, during a period expiring not more than 45 days after the date of such issue (the Rights Period ), to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares at a price per share to the holder (or at an exchange or conversion price per share during the Rights Period to the holder in the case of securities exchangeable for or |
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convertible into Common Shares) of less than 95% of the Current Market Price for the Common Shares on such record date (any of such events being called a Rights Offering ), then the Conversion Price will be adjusted effective immediately after the end of the Rights Period to a price determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the end of the Rights Period by a fraction: |
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the numerator of which will be the aggregate of: |
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the number of Common Shares outstanding as of the record date for the Rights Offering, and |
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a number determined by dividing (1) by either (A) the product of the number of Common Shares issued or subscribed for during the Rights Period upon the exercise of the rights, warrants or options under the Rights Offering and the price at which such Common Shares are offered, or, as the case may be, (B) the product of the exchange or conversion price of such securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares and the number of Common Shares for or into which the securities so offered pursuant to the Rights Offering could have been exchanged or converted during the Rights Period, by (2) the Current Market Price of the Common Shares as of the record date for the Rights Offering, and |
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the denominator of which will be the number of Common Shares outstanding, or the number of Common Shares which would be outstanding if all the exchangeable or convertible securities were exchanged for or converted into Common Shares during the Rights Period, after giving effect to the Rights Offering and including the number of Common Shares actually issued or subscribed for during the Rights Period upon exercise of the rights, warrants or options under the Right Offering. |
If the Investor has exercised the right to convert the Common Shares in accordance with this Section 5(b)(iii) during the period beginning immediately after the record date for a Rights Offering and ending on the last day of the Rights Period for the Rights Offering, the Investor will, in addition to the Common Shares to which the Investor would otherwise be entitled upon such conversion, be entitled to that number of additional Common Shares equal to the result obtained when the difference, if any, between the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the end of such Rights Offering and the Conversion Price
as adjusted for such Rights Offering pursuant to this section 5(b)(iii) is multiplied by the number of Common Shares received upon the conversion of the Debenture during such period, and the resulting product is divided by the Conversion Price as adjusted for such Rights Offering pursuant to this subsection. Such additional Common Shares will be deemed to have been issued to the Investor immediately following the end of the Rights Period and a certificate for such additional Common Shares will be delivered to such Holder within 15 business days following the end of the Rights Period. To the extent that any such rights, options or warrants are not so exercised on or before the expiry thereof, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the Conversion Price which would then be in effect based on the number of Common Shares (or the securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares) actually delivered on the exercise of such rights, options or warrants.
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If and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, the Company fixes a record date for the issue or the distribution to all or substantially all the holders of the Common Shares of (i) securities of the Company, including rights, options or warrants to acquire securities of the Company or any of its properties or assets and including evidences of indebtedness or (ii) any property or other assets including evidences of indebtedness, and if such issuance or distribution does not constitute a Dividend Paid in the Ordinary Course, a Common Share Reorganization or a Rights Offering (any of such non-excluded events being called a Special Distribution ) the Conversion Price will be adjusted effective immediately after such record date to a price determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect on such record date by a fraction: |
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the numerator of which will be: |
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the product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date and the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on such record date; less |
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the fair market value, as determined by action by the Directors (whose determination will be conclusive), to the holders of Common Shares of such securities or property or other assets so issued or distributed in the Special Distribution; and |
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the denominator of which will be the product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date and the Current Market Price of the common shares on such record date. |
To the extent that any Special Distribution is not so made, the Conversion Price will be readjusted effective immediately to the Conversion Price which would then be in effect based upon such securities or property or other assets as actually distributed.
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If the purchase price provided for in any rights, options or warrants (the Rights Offering Price referred to in subsections 5(b)(iii) and 5(b)(iv) is decreased, the |
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Conversion Price will forthwith be changed so as to decrease the Conversion Price to the Conversion Price that would have been obtained if the adjustment to the Conversion Price made under subsections 5(b)(iii) and 5(b)(iv), as the case may be, with respect to such rights, options, or warrants had been made on the basis of the Rights Offering Price as so decreased, provided that the terms of this subsection will not apply to any decrease in the Rights Offering Price as so decreased, provided that the terms of this subsection will not apply to any decrease in the Rights Offering Price resulting from terms in any such rights, options or warrants designed to prevent dilution except to the extent that the resulting decrease in the Conversion Price under this subsection would be greater than the decrease, if any, in the Conversion Price to be made under the terms of this section by virtue of the occurrence of the event giving rise to such decrease in the Rights Offering Price. |
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Payments and Notice . |
Any payments received by the Investor or the Company after 2:00 p.m. on a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day. Any notice required or desired to be given hereunder or under any instrument supplemental hereto shall be in writing and provided in accordance with the provisions of section 6.7 of the Subscription Agreement.
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Covenants . |
This Debenture is issued subject to and with the benefit of all the covenants, terms and conditions in Schedule B.
8. |
Default and Enforcement . |
The terms and conditions upon which the security constituted by this Debenture shall become enforceable are provided for in Schedule B.
9. |
Security . |
As continuing security for the due and timely payment by the Company of its Obligations hereunder, the Company hereby grants the charges, liens mortgages and Security Interests in favour of the Investor as set out in Schedule C.
10. |
Receipt . |
The Company hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of this Debenture and a copy of the verification statement registered under the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) in respect of the security created hereby.
11. |
Binding Effect, Governing Law and Headings . |
These presents are binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. The division of this Debenture into sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Debenture.
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Currency. |
Except where otherwise expressly provided, all amounts in this Debenture are stated and shall be paid in Canadian currency.
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Perfection of Security . |
The Company authorizes the Investor to file such financing statements and other documents and do such acts, matters and things (including completing and adding schedules identifying all or any part of the Collateral) as the Investor may consider appropriate to perfect and continue the security created by this Debenture.
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Invalidity, etc . |
Each of the provisions contained in this Debenture is distinct and severable and a declaration of invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any such provision or part thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of Debenture.
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Assignment . |
The Investor may not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of part or all of its interest in this Debenture without the consent of the Company, except the Investor shall be entitled to assign this Debenture to an Affiliate or subsidiary of the Investor, provided that such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Debenture and provides written notice of such assignment to the Company. This Debenture may not be assigned by the Company without prior written consent of the Investor, except that the Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder as part of a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of all or substantially all of its assets without consent provided that such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Debenture and provides 15 days written notice of such assignment to the Investor and the security granted by the Debentures is not impaired without the consent of the Investor in any way.
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Schedules and Exhibit . |
Each of the following schedules and exhibit is incorporated by reference into, and constitutes a part of, this Debenture:
Schedule A - Definitions
Schedule B - Covenants, Events of Default and Enforcement
Schedule C - Security Interest
Exhibit A- Conversion Notice
17. |
Amendment . |
This Debenture may only be amended with the written agreement of the Company and the Investor provided any such amendments shall be subject to the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company has executed this Debenture.
LORULORUS THERAPEUTICS INC. |
/s/ Jim A. Wright Jim A. Wright President and CEO
/s/ Shane Ellis Shane Ellis VP of Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary |
SCHEDULE A
DEFINITIONS
Interpretation. As used in this Debenture and all schedules incorporated therewith the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Section 2(1) of the Ontario Business Corporations Act ;
arms length has the meaning given to such term in the Income Tax Act (Canada) as now in effect;
Business means the research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and technologies for the management of cancer;
Business Day means any day except Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the Province of Ontario;
Collateral means any and all undertaking, property and assets, real or personal property, other than the last day of any leasehold interest pursuant to any leases, which is now or hereafter owned by the Company or in which the Company now has or hereafter acquires any interest of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all land, buildings, leasehold interests and improvements, equipment, fixtures, computer hardware and software, intellectual property, inventory, goods, instruments, securities, documents of title, chattel paper, accounts, money, contract rights, intangibles, credits, claims, demands, debts and choses in action and all Proceeds, products and accessions from, of and to any thereof, and, where the context so permits, any reference to Collateral shall be deemed to refer to Collateral or any part thereof. For greater certainty, Collateral shall not include the shares of NuChem Pharmaceuticals Inc.;
Common Shares means the common shares of the Company;
Company means Lorus Therapeutics Inc.;
Companies means the Company and the Subsidiary;
Conversion Price has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(a);
Conversion Shares means the common shares in the capital stock of the Company to be issued to the Investor pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Debenture.
Debenture means this secured convertible debenture and all Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto;
Deficiency means, at any time, the difference, if any between:
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the proceeds of disposition received by the Investor from a disposition of the Collateral in accordance with Section 3.1(f) of Schedule C |
Dividends Paid in the Ordinary Course means cash dividends declared payable on the Common Shares in any fiscal year of the Company to the extent that such cash dividends do not exceed, in the aggregate, the greatest of: (i) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash dividends declared payable by the Company on the Common shares in its immediately preceding fiscal year, (ii) 150% of the arithmetic mean of the aggregate amounts of cash dividends declared payable by the Company on the Common Shares in its three immediately preceding fiscal years and (iii) 100% of the aggregate consolidated net income of the Company, before extraordinary items, for its immediately preceding fiscal year.
Event of Default has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2 of Schedule B to this Debenture;
Interest has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3 of this Debenture;
Investor means The Erin Mills Investment Corporation;
Loan Rate means the rate of interest specified in Section 3 of this Debenture;
Material Adverse Change in relation to any of the Companies means any change that could reasonably be expected to have or has a material adverse effect on the assets or properties, business, results of operations, capital or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Companies taken as a whole;
Maturity Date has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of this Agreement;
Obligations means all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations (of whatsoever nature or kind, whether direct, indirect, absolute, contingent or otherwise) of the Company from time to time, under or in respect of this Debenture;
Payment Date has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2 of this Debenture;
Permitted Liens means the following:
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liens for taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies, not at the time due; |
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easements, rights of way or similar rights in land, which, in the aggregate, do not materially impair the usefulness of the business of the Company or of the property subject thereto; |
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rights reserved to or vested in any municipality or governmental or other public authority by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or by any statutory provision, to terminate the same or to require annual or other periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof; |
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any lien or encumbrance the validity of which is being contested by the Company in good faith and in respect of which either there will have been deposited with the Investor cash in an amount sufficient to satisfy the same or the Investor will be otherwise satisfied that its interests are not prejudiced thereby; |
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any reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions expressed in any original grant from the Crown; |
(vi) |
title defects or irregularities which are of a minor nature and in the aggregate will not materially impair the usefulness in the business of the Subsidiary of the property subject thereto; |
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security in cash or governmental obligations deposited in the ordinary course of business in connection with contracts, bids, tenders or to secure worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, surety or appeal bonds, costs of litigation when required by law, public and statutory obligations, liens or claims incidental to current construction, mechanics', warehousemen's, carriers' and other similar liens; |
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security given in the ordinary course of business to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or municipality or governmental or other authority in connection with the operations of the Company; |
(ix) |
other encumbrances arising by operation of law or which are not material in character, amount, and extent and do not materially detract from the value or use of the Collateral; |
(x) |
liens securing the Obligations under the Debentures; |
(xi) |
liens subordinate to the Obligations under the Debentures; |
(xii) |
purchase money security interests; and |
(xiii) |
capital leases |
person means a natural person, a firm, a corporation or other body corporate, a syndicate, a partnership, an association, a trust, a government or agency thereof or any other legal or business entity whatsoever;
Principal has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2 of this Debenture;
Proceeds , of any Collateral, means property in any form derived, directly or indirectly, from any dealing with such Collateral or the proceeds therefrom and includes any payment representing indemnity or compensation for loss or damage to such Collateral or proceeds therefrom, including, without limitation, insurance proceeds;
Reasonable Expenses means any and all expenses incurred from time to time by the Investor or any Receiver in the perfection or preservation of the security constituted hereby, in enforcing payment or performance of the Obligations or any part thereof or in locating, taking possession of, transporting, holding, repairing, processing, preparing for and arranging for the disposition of and/or disposing of the Collateral and any and all other expenses incurred by the Investor or any Receiver as a result of the Investor or such Receiver exercising any of its rights or remedies hereunder or at law, including, without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, any and all legal expenses including those incurred in any legal action or proceeding or appeal therefrom commenced or taken in good faith by the Investor and any and all fees and disbursements of any counsel, accountant or valuator or any similar person employed by
the Investor in connection with any of the foregoing and the costs of insurance and payment of taxes (other than taxes relating to the income of the Investor) and other charges incurred in retaking, holding, repairing, processing and preparing for disposition and disposing of the Collateral;
Receiver means a receiver, a receiver and manager or any similar person appointed in accordance with Section 3.1(l) of Schedule C
Security Interest has the meaning given to that term in Section 1.1 of Schedule C
Subscription Agreement means the Subscription Agreement among the Company, the Investor, and GeneSense Technologies Inc. dated October 6, 2004, as amended or supplemented from time to time;
Subsidiary means GeneSense Technologies Inc.; and |
Trading Days means any day on which securities are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
SCHEDULE B
COVENANTS, EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT
AND REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
1. |
Covenants by Company . |
The Company shall perform and observe each of the following covenants:
(a) |
Payment of Principal. The Company shall duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid to the Investor all Principal hereunder and Interest accrued thereon (including, in the case of default, Interest on the amount in default), on the Payment Date at the places and in the manner specified herein. |
(b) |
Payment of Interest . The Company shall duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid to the Investor all Interest (including, in the case of default, interest on the amount in default) monthly in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Debenture. |
(c) |
Corporate Existence . The Company shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence and shall cause its Subsidiary to preserve and maintain its corporate existence; however, the Company and the Subsidiary may engage in internal reorganizations with Affiliates without the Investors consent. |
(d) |
Taxes, Claims for Labour and Materials . The Company will promptly pay and discharge and will cause its Subsidiary to promptly pay and discharge, (i) all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Company and the Subsidiary or upon or in respect of all or any part of the property or business of the Company and the Subsidiary; (ii) all trade accounts payable in accordance with its usual and customary business practices, except those trade accounts that are in dispute; and (iii) all claims for work, labour or materials, that if unpaid might become a lien upon any property of the Company and the Subsidiary; provided the Company and its Subsidiary will not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, account payable or claim if (A) the validity, applicability or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or proceedings that will prevent the forfeiture or sale of any property of the Company or the Subsidiary or any interference with the use thereof by the Company or the Subsidiary, except that whenever foreclosure on any lien that attaches (or security therefor) appears imminent, the Company and/or the Subsidiary shall pay or cause to be paid all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies, accounts payable or claims and (B) the Company and/or the Subsidiary will, to the extent required, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, set aside on its books reserves deemed by it to be adequate with respect thereto. |
(e) |
Compliance with Laws . The Company will comply, and will cause the Subsidiary to comply, in all material respects, with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules and regulations and orders of any governmental authority including, without limitation, all laws, rules and regulations. |
(f) |
Rights of Inspection . For so long as the Investor holds the Debenture, the Company will, and will |
cause its Subsidiary to, permit the Investor or its authorized representative (at the Investors expense), on 24 hours prior written request during normal business hours, to visit and inspect under the Companys guidance, any of the properties of the Company and the Subsidiary, to examine all its books of account, records, reports and other papers and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with the senior officers of the Company. | |
(g) |
Regulatory Approvals . The Company shall maintain and keep, and shall cause its Subsidiary to maintain and keep in good standing all permits, licenses, memberships and other regulatory approvals necessary or desirable to carry on the Business and do all things necessary to prevent the cancellation or suspension thereof to the extent the failure to maintain any such permit, license, membership or other regulatory approval would cause a Material Adverse Change in the Business. |
(h) |
Notice of Default . The Company shall give the Investor written notice of (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default, or of any default in respect of any other indebtedness of the Company or any event which with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute an Event of Default or such a default in respect of any such other indebtedness; or (ii) any material default which has occurred and is continuing under any loan agreement, debt instrument or other material agreement to which it is a party, promptly after the occurrence of the same. |
(i) |
Maintain Status . The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiary to, conduct its Business and affairs so as to not be in breach of any of the representations and warranties in the Subscription Agreement. |
(j) |
Termination of Licences . The Company shall not, and shall cause the Subsidiary not to terminate without cause any material licence agreement or contract and comply with all other terms and conditions set out in such agreements/contracts. |
(k) |
Further Assurances . The Company shall, upon request by the Investor, execute and deliver all such further documents and do all such further acts and things as may be reasonably necessary or desirable at any time or times to give effect to the terms and conditions of this Debenture. |
(l) |
Notifications . The Company shall notify the Investor promptly of any Material Adverse Change in the Business or the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, prospects, earnings or operations of the Company or its Subsidiary. |
(m) |
Disclosure and Filings . The Company shall continue to provide all material disclosure and make all required filings, reports and payments as required under all applicable securities laws and regulations and stock exchange rules. |
(n) |
Company to Reserve Shares |
The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Common Shares (if the number thereof is or becomes limited) solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of the Debentures as provided herein, and issue to the Investor who may exercise its conversion rights hereunder, such number of Common Shares as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of the Debentures. All Common Shares which shall be so issuable shall be duly and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable.
(o) |
Material Contracts/Licences. In the event that management of the Company seeks the direction and/or approval of the board of directors of the Company concerning the termination of any Material Contract (as defined in the Subscription Agreement) (whether the termination is initiated or caused by the Company or any other party to such agreements) the Company shall notify the Investor in writing at the same time the direction and/or approval of the board of directors is sought. |
(p) |
Litigation . Subject to compliance with disclosure requirements of securities and other laws, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the commencement of any material litigation against the Company or its Subsidiary. |
(q) |
Certificate of Officer . The Company shall deliver to the Investor at any time and from time to time, promptly following a reasonable request in writing by the Investor a certificate of a senior officer of the Company (which shall be given on behalf of the Company and without personal liability) to the effect that to the best knowledge of that officer, there exists no condition, event or act which constitutes an Event of Default or a default or breach under any material agreement to which the Company is a party or which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default or such a default or breach or, if any such condition, event or act exists, specifying the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and the action that the Company proposes to take with respect thereto. |
(r) |
Use of Proceeds . Subject to the payment of expenses related to the closing of this transaction, the Company shall use the Principal only to fund ongoing research and development and operations of the Company. |
2. |
Events of Default; Acceleration of Payment . |
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The following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (each an Event of Default): |
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(b) |
if the Company defaults in any payment of the Principal or Interest amount outstanding under this Debenture or any other debenture issued by the Company to the Investor when due and such non-payment is not cured within 5 Business Days; |
(c) |
subject to subparagraph (a) above, if the Company or its Subsidiary defaults in the observance or performance of anything required to be done by any of them, or any covenant or condition required to be observed or performed by any of them, pursuant to this Debenture, any other debenture issued by the Company to the Investor, and/or any other agreement between the Company, its Subsidiary and the Investor, including without limitation any of the Collateral Documents, as such term is defined in the Subscription Agreement, and such default remains unremedied for a period of 15 Business Days following the receipt by the Company from the Investor of written notice of such default; |
(d) |
if any of the representations or warranties of the Company under Section 5 of this Schedule B or in the Subscription Agreement is incorrect in any way as to make it materially misleading; |
(e) |
if the Company or its Subsidiary ceases or threatens to cease to carry on the Business or ceases paying its obligations in the ordinary course of business as they generally become due or makes or agrees to make a sale of all or substantially all of its assets or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or otherwise acknowledges its insolvency in writing; |
(f) |
if a bankruptcy petition or similar proceeding is filed or presented against the Company or its Subsidiary and such proceeding is not being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or, if so contested, remains outstanding, undismissed and unstayed more than 60 days from the institution of such first-mentioned proceeding; provided however that notwithstanding any such 60 day period shall not have elapsed, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if such proceeding remains outstanding and, after the date of commencement of such proceeding, the Company does not satisfy a payroll obligation; |
(g) |
if a custodian or sequestrator or liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy or a receiver or receiver and manager or any other officer with similar powers is appointed with respect to the Company or its Subsidiary or all or any material part of the property, assets or undertaking of the Company or its Subsidiary; |
(h) |
if the Company or its Subsidiary makes a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or other legislation of Canada respecting bankruptcy and insolvency or takes any action in respect of the settlement of any claims of its creditors under the provisions of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or such other legislation; |
(i) |
if any proceedings against the Company or its Subsidiary are taken with respect to a compromise or arrangement under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (or any Act substituted therefor) or similar legislation of any other jurisdiction and such proceeding is not being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or, if so contested, remains outstanding, undismissed and unstayed more than 60 days from the institution of such first-mentioned proceeding; provided however that notwithstanding any such 60 day period shall not have elapsed, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if such proceeding remains outstanding and, after the date of commencement of such proceeding, the Company does not satisfy a payroll obligation; |
(j) |
if an order is made or a resolution is passed for the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or its Subsidiary or if a petition is filed or other process taken for the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or its Subsidiary and such proceeding is not being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or, if so contested, remains outstanding, undismissed and unstayed more than 60 days from the institution of such first-mentioned proceeding; provided however that notwithstanding any such 60 day period shall not have elapsed, an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if such proceeding remains outstanding and, after the date of commencement of such proceeding, the Company does not satisfy a payroll obligation; |
(k) |
if the Company or its Subsidiary shall lose its charter by expiration, forfeiture or otherwise; and |
(l) |
if a Material Adverse Change occurs, and is not cured, if susceptible to cure, within 15 Business Days. |
The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of an Event of Default or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default under this Debenture.
If following the occurrence of any Event of Default the Investor takes any legal proceeding for the purpose of enforcing its rights under the Debenture in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Investor for all Reasonable Expenses incurred by it as a result thereof.
3. |
Matters Requiring Investor Approval . |
Notwithstanding any of the other provisions hereof, the Company covenants and agrees that the following matters shall require the prior written approval of the Investor not to be unreasonably withheld. The parties agree that the Investor shall be deemed to consent to any matter if it has not responded within 45 days of the Companys written request for such consent:
(a) |
declaring any dividend or distribution on any Common Shares or any other equity securities of the Company or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any Common Shares or any other equity securities of the Company; |
(b) |
ceasing the operations of all or substantially all of the business of the Company or materially changing the Business of the Company; |
(c) |
carrying on of business in excess of $250,000.00 annually with any person that does not deal at arms length with the Company; |
(d) |
encumbering any of its undertaking, property or assets or the incurring of any indebtedness by the Company for borrowed money other than: (i) Permitted Liens; (ii) operating lines of credit in connection with the ordinary course of business; (iii) any debt incurred in connection with capital expenditures which has been approved by the board of directors of the Company; and (iv) indebtedness subordinate to the Obligations; and |
(e) |
carrying on (directly or indirectly) of any other business activity or the acquisition of any assets materially unrelated or unnecessary to the Companys present business. |
4. |
Representations and Warranties . |
The Company represents and warrants to the Investor, and acknowledges that the Investor is relying on such representations and warranties, that:
(a) |
Corporate . The Company is a corporation duly subsisting under the laws of Ontario with the corporate power to own its assets and to carry on its business. The Company is duly registered to carry on business in those jurisdictions where it operates and is in good standing under the laws of Canada. |
(b) |
Authority . The Company has good and sufficient power, authority and right to enter into and deliver this Debenture, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Debenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Debenture have been |
duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. | |
(c) |
Binding Agreement . This Debenture constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and to equitable remedies being always in the discretion of a court. |
The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Section 4 of this Schedule B will survive the issuance of this Debenture and, notwithstanding such issuance, will continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the Investor for so long as any Principal or Interest remains outstanding under this Debenture.
SCHEDULE CSECURITY INTEREST
1. |
SECURITY |
1.1 |
Security . |
Subject to Sections 1.3 and 1.4 of this Schedule C, as continuing security for the due and timely payment and performance by the Company of its Obligations hereunder, the Company hereby grants a security interest in and mortgages and charges to and in favour of the Investor all right, title and interest which the Company may be possessed of, entitled to or acquire, by way of amalgamation or otherwise, in and to all Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by, or on behalf of the Company or in respect of which the Company now or hereafter has, any right, title or interest (including, without limitation, such as may be returned to or repossessed by the Company) (the Security Interest).
1.2 |
Attachment . |
The parties acknowledge and agree that value has been given for the granting of the Security Interest and that they have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment.
1.3 |
Exception for Last Day of Leases . |
The Security Interest granted hereby does not and shall not extend to, and the Collateral shall not include, the last day of the term of any lease or sub-lease, oral or written, or any agreement therefor, now held or hereafter acquired by the Company but, upon the sale of the leasehold interest or any part thereof, the Company shall stand possessed of such last day in trust to assign the same as the Investor shall direct.
1.4 |
Exception for Contractual Rights . |
The Security Interest hereby granted does not and shall not extend to, and the Collateral shall not include, any agreement, right, franchise, licence or permit (collectively, Contractual Rights ) to which the Company is a party or of which the Company has the benefit, to the extent that the creation of the Security Interest therein would constitute a breach of the terms of, or permit any person to terminate, the Contractual Rights, but the Company shall hold its interest therein in trust for the Investor and shall assign such Contractual Rights to the Investor forthwith upon obtaining the consent of the other party or parties thereto. Upon the request of the Investor, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consent required to permit any Contractual Rights to be subject to the Security Interest.
1.5 |
Permitted Dealings with Collateral . |
Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company may, without the consent of the Investor:
i. |
sell or otherwise dispose of such part of their equipment which is no longer necessary or useful in connection with its business or which has become worn out or obsolete or unsuitable for the purpose for which it was intended; |
ii. |
deal with Collateral in the ordinary course of Business; and |
iii. |
subject to Section 2 of this Schedule C, collect Proceeds and accounts in the ordinary course of business. |
1.6 |
Delivery of Instruments, Securities, Etc. |
(a) |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Company shall, upon request of the Investor, forthwith deliver to the Investor, to be held by the Investor hereunder, all cash, instruments, patents, securities, letters of credit, advances of credit and negotiable documents of title in its possession or control which pertain to or form part of the Collateral and shall, where appropriate, duly endorse the same for transfer in blank or as the Investor may direct and shall use all reasonable efforts to deliver to the Investor any and all consents or other instruments or documents necessary to comply with any restrictions on the transfer thereof in order to transfer the same to the Investor, including without limitation, consenting to a copy of this Debenture being recorded in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, as evidence of an assignment of any such patents from the Company to the Investor. |
(b) |
Subject to any other written agreements or instruments in effect from time to time between the parties, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall be entitled (i) to receive all distributions of any kind whatsoever at any time payable on or with respect to the Collateral and (ii) to vote the Collateral and to give consents, waivers, notices and ratifications and to take other action in respect of the Collateral; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast and no consent, waiver, notice or ratification shall be given and no action be taken which would materially impair the Collateral without the consent of the Investor, or which would be inconsistent with or violate any provision of this Debenture or any other written agreement or instrument in effect from time to time between the parties. |
(c) |
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Investor shall be entitled to enjoy and exercise all of the rights referred to in Section 1.6(b) of this Schedule C in such manner as it sees fit. |
2. |
COLLECTION OF PROCEEDS AND ACCOUNTS |
2.1 |
Control of Proceeds and Accounts . |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Investor, if demand has been made in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Schedule C, may take control of any proceeds and accounts and may notify any account debtor or any obligor under any instrument held by the Company in satisfaction pro tanto of the Obligations hereunder to make payment in respect of any proceeds and accounts directly to the Investor, whether or not the Company has theretofore been making collections on the Collateral.
2.2 |
Proceeds and Accounts Received in Trust . |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, if the Company shall collect or receive any accounts or shall be paid for any of the other Collateral or shall receive any Proceeds, all money so collected or received by the Company shall be received by the Company as trustee for the Investor and, if demand has been made in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Schedule C, shall be paid to the Investor forthwith upon reasonable demand and the Investor may, in its discretion, apply the same in satisfaction pro tanto of the Obligations or hold the same as further Collateral hereunder.
3. |
DEFAULT AND THE INVESTORS REMEDIES |
3.1 |
Remedies Upon Default . |
If an Event of Default has occurred, that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, the Investor may declare any or all of the Obligations not then due and payable to be immediately due and payable by giving notice in writing thereof to the Company and, in such event, such Obligations shall be due and payable forthwith by the Company to the Investor and the Investor may thereafter, without further notice to the Company except as provided at law, or otherwise provided for in this Debenture:
(a) |
commence legal action to enforce payment or performance of the Obligations; |
(b) |
require the Company, at the Companys expense, to assemble the Collateral at a place or places designated by notice in writing given by the Investor to the Company, and the Company agrees to so assemble the Collateral; |
(c) |
require the Company, by notice in writing given by the Investor to the Company, to disclose to the Investor the location or locations of the Collateral, and the Company agrees to make such disclosure when so required by the Investor; |
(d) |
enter any premises where the Collateral may be situated and take possession of the Collateral by any method permitted by law; |
(e) |
repair, process, complete, modify or otherwise deal with the Collateral and prepare for the disposition of the Collateral, whether on the premises of the Company or otherwise and, in connection with any such action, utilize any of the Companys property without charge; |
(f) |
dispose of the Collateral by private or public sale, lease or otherwise upon such terms and conditions as the Investor may determine and whether or not the Investor has taken possession of the Collateral; |
(g) |
carry on all or any part of the business or businesses of the Company and, to the exclusion of all others (including the Company), enter upon, occupy and, subject to any requirements of law and subject to any leases or agreements then in place, use all or any of the premises, buildings, plant, undertaking and other property of, or used by, the Company for such time and in such manner as the Investor sees fit, free of charge, and, except to the extent required by law, the Investor shall not be liable to the Company for any act, omission or negligence in so doing or for any rent, charges, depreciation or damages or other amount incurred in connection therewith or resulting therefrom; |
(h) |
file such proofs of claim or other documents as may be necessary or desirable to have its claim lodged in any bankruptcy, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution or other proceedings (voluntary or otherwise) relating to the Company; |
(i) |
borrow money for the purpose of carrying on the business of the Company or for the maintenance, preservation or protection of the Collateral and mortgage, charge, pledge or grant a security interest in the Collateral, whether or not in priority to this Debenture, to secure repayment of any money so borrowed; |
(j) |
where the Collateral has been disposed of by the Investor as provided in Section 3.1(f) of this Schedule C, commence legal action against the Company for the Deficiency, if any; |
(k) |
where the Investor has taken possession of the Collateral as herein provided, retain the Collateral irrevocably, to the extent not prohibited by law, by giving notice thereof to the Company and to any other persons required by law in the manner provided by law; |
(l) |
appoint, by an instrument in writing delivered to the Company, a Receiver of the Collateral and remove any Receiver so appointed and appoint another or others in its stead or institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a Receiver, it being understood and agreed that: |
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the Investor may appoint any person as Receiver, including an officer or employee of the Investor; |
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such appointment may be made at any time after an Event of Default, either before or after the Investor shall have taken possession of the Collateral; |
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the Investor may, from time to time, fix the reasonable remuneration of the Receiver and direct the payment thereof out of the Collateral or any Proceeds; and |
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the Receiver shall be deemed to be the appointee/agent of the Company for all purposes, and, for greater certainty, the Investor shall not be, in any way, responsible for any actions, whether wilful, negligent or otherwise, of any Receiver; |
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pay or discharge any mortgage, charge, encumbrance, lien, adverse claim or security interest claimed by any person in the Collateral and the amount so paid shall be added to the Obligations and shall bear interest calculated from the date of payment at the Loan Rate until paid; and |
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take any other action, suit, remedy or proceeding authorized or permitted by this Debenture or at law or equity. |
3.2 |
Sale of Collateral . |
The parties acknowledge and agree that any sale referred to in Section 3.1(f) of this Schedule C may be either a sale of all or any portion of the Collateral and may be by way of public auction, public tender, private contract or otherwise without notice, advertisement or any other formality, except as required by law, all of which are hereby waived by the Company to the extent permitted by law. To the extent not prohibited by law, any such sale may be made with or without any special condition as permitted by law, as to an upset price, reserve bid, title or evidence of title or other matter and, from time to time as the Investor in its sole discretion thinks fit, with power to vary or rescind any such sale or buy in at any public sale and resell. The Investor may sell the Collateral for a consideration payable by instalments either with or without taking security for the payment of such instalments and may make and deliver to any purchaser thereof good and sufficient deeds, assurances and conveyances of the Collateral and give receipts for the purchase money, and any such sale shall be a perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against the Company and all those claiming an interest in the Collateral by, from, through or under the Company.
3.3 |
Reference to Secured Party Includes Receiver . |
For the purposes of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of this Schedule C, a reference to the Investor shall, where the context permits, include any Receiver appointed in accordance with Section 3.1(l) of this Schedule C.
3.4 |
Payment of Expenses . |
The amount of the Reasonable Expenses shall be paid by the Company to the Investor, from time to time forthwith after demand therefor is given by the Investor as applicable, to the Company, together with interest thereon from the date of such demand at the Loan Rate, and payment of such Reasonable Expenses together with such interest shall be secured by the Security Interest.
3.5 |
Payment of Deficiency . |
Where the Collateral has been disposed of by the Investor as provided herein and in accordance with applicable law, the Deficiency, if any, shall be paid by the Company to the Investor forthwith after demand therefor has been given by the Investor to the Company, together with interest thereon calculated from the date of such demand at the Loan Rate, and the payment of the Deficiency together with such interest shall be secured by the Security Interest.
3.6 |
Discharge of Debenture |
After the Obligations have been paid in full, the Investor shall, at the written request and expense of the Company, cancel and discharge this Debenture and execute and deliver to the Company such instruments as shall be necessary to discharge this Debenture and to release or reconvey to the Company any property and assets subject to the security created hereby.
3.7 |
Rights and Remedies Not Mutually Exclusive . |
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Investors rights and remedies, whether provided for in this Debenture or otherwise, are not mutually exclusive and are cumulative and not alternative and may be exercised independently or in any combination.
3.8 |
No Obligation to Enforce . |
The Investor shall not be under any obligation to, or liable or accountable for any failure to enforce payment or performance of the Obligations or to seize, realize, take possession of or dispose of the Collateral and shall not be under any obligation to institute proceedings for any such purpose.
4. |
POSSESSION OF COLLATERAL BY THE INVESTOR |
4.1 |
Possession of Collateral . |
For so long as any Collateral is in the possession of the Investor:
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the Investor may, at any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been waived in writing by the Investor, grant or otherwise create a security interest in such Collateral upon any terms, whether or not such terms impair the Companys right to redeem such Collateral; |
(b) |
the Investor may, at any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been waived in writing by the Investor use such Collateral in any manner and to such extent as it deems necessary; and |
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the Investor shall have no duty of care whatsoever with respect to such Collateral other than to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation thereof, provided that the Investor need not take any steps of any nature to defend or preserve the rights of the Company therein against the claims or demands of others or to preserve rights therein against prior parties. |
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4.4.
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Exercise Period of Option
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Method of Exercise of Option
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ARTICLE 6.
SHARES |
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Substitute Options upon Acquisition by the Company
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Capital Adjustments
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SCHEDULES
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Definitions
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Schedule
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Schedule
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Regulations
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Schedule
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Company Obligations Required By Law
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Schedule
4.6
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Form of Option Agreement
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Schedule
5.1
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Exercise Form
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1.1.
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Purpose of the Plan |
1.2.
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Definitions |
1.3.
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Schedules |
1.4.
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Headings and Table of Contents |
1.5.
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Gender and Number |
1.6.
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Currency |
1.7.
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Invalidity of Provisions |
1.8.
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Entire Agreement |
1.9.
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Governing Law |
1.10.
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Effective Date |
2.1.
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Administration by the Board of Directors |
2.2.
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Authority of the Board of Directors |
2.3.
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Grants by CEO |
2.4.
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Shares Subject to the Plan |
2.5.
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Restrictions on Issuances
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2.6.
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Compliance with Law |
3.1.
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Definition |
4.1.
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Grants |
4.2.
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Participation Voluntary |
4.3.
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General Terms of the Option |
4.4.
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Option Exercise Price |
4.5.
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Exercise Period of Option |
4.6.
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Option Agreements |
4.7.
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Prohibition on Transfer of Options |
5.1.
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Method of Exercise of Option |
5.2.
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Payment of Option Price |
5.3.
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Withholding of Tax |
6.1.
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Shareholder Rights |
7.1.
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Reorganization or Sale of the Company |
7.2.
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Substitute Options upon Acquisition by the Company |
7.3.
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Capital Adjustments |
8.1.
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No Special Employment Rights |
8.2.
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Other Employee Benefits |
8.3.
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Non-Exclusivity |
9.1.
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Amendment or Termination Without Consent |
9.2.
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Amendment With Individual Consent |
10.1.
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Notices |
10.1.
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Submission to Jurisdiction |
10.1.
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Language of Plan |
10.1.
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Further Assurances |
1.
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Affiliate has the meaning given to that term in OSC Rule 45-105. |
2.
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Associate has the meaning given to that term in the Securities Act (Ontario). |
3.
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Board means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of the board of directors appointed to administer the Plan. |
4.
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Business Day means any day, other than Saturday, Sunday or any statutory holiday in the Province of Ontario. |
5.
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Cause , in respect of a Participant, either |
5.1.
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has the meaning given to that term in any written employment or consulting agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant or in any written employment policy or manual of the Company or an Affiliate applicable to the Participant, or |
5.2.
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if there is no written definition of this term applicable to the Participant, means (1) the wilful failure of the Participant to properly carry out the Participants duties and responsibilities or to adhere to the polices of the Company or its Affiliates after notice by the Company (or an Affiliate) of the failure to do so and an opportunity for the Participant to correct the failure within a reasonable period from the date of receipt of that notice, (2) fraud, theft, dishonesty or wilful misconduct by, or the gross incompetence of, the Participant involving the property, business or affairs of the Company or its Affiliates or the carrying out of the Participants duties, as determined in good faith by the Company and (3) any other conduct that would constitute cause as that term is interpreted by the courts of the Province of Ontario from time to time. |
6.
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Combination means any acquisition of the Company by means of any transaction or series of related transactions, including any consolidation, merger, amalgamation or similar form of corporate reorganization, (1) in which the outstanding shares of the Company are exchanged for securities or other consideration issued, delivered or caused to be issued or delivered, by the acquiring Person, its subsidiary or other Person and (2) under which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the transaction fail to hold, directly or indirectly, equity securities representing a majority of the voting power of the Company or surviving entity or its parent immediately following the transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting power of the equity securities of the Company immediately prior to the transaction. |
7.
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Company means Lorus Therapeutics Inc., and includes any successor company. |
SCHEDULE 1.2.1 - Page i
8.
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Consultant has the meaning given to that term in OSC Rule 45-105 and excludes an individual whose services are in connection with the offer or sale or securities of the Company in a capital raising transaction. |
9.
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Consultant Entity means, for an individual Consultant, a company of which the individual Consultant is an employee or shareholder or a partnership of which the individual Consultant is an employee or partner. |
10.
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Control (or Controlled) has the meaning given to that term in OSC Rule 45-105. |
11.
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Disability , in respect of a Participant, either |
11.1.
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has the meaning given to that term in any written employment or consulting agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant or in any written employment policy or manual of the Company or an Affiliate applicable to the Participant, or |
11.2.
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if there is no written definition of this term applicable to the Participant, means, subject to applicable human rights law, the mental or physical state of the Participant resulting in the Participant being unable as a result of illness, disease, mental or physical disability or similar cause, as determined by a legally qualified medical practitioner selected by the Company, to fulfil the Participants obligations to the Company or an Affiliate for any consecutive 180-day period or for any period of 180 days (whether or not consecutive) in any consecutive 365-day period. |
12.
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Eligible Person , subject to the Regulations and to Law, means (1) any Executive or Employee (including any of those persons who are on a leave of absence authorized by the board of directors of the Company or of any Affiliate), (2) any Subsidiary of an Executive or Employee, (3) any Consultant or Consultant Entity or (4) any RRSP or RRIF established by or for an Executive, Employee or Consultant or under which the Executive, Employee or Consultant is a beneficiary. |
13.
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Employee has the meaning given to that term in in Schedule 1.2.2. |
14.
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Entity means any partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, syndicate, company or corporation with or without share capital, unincorporated association, trust or other entity however designated or constituted. |
15.
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Executive has the meaning given to that term in Schedule 1.2.2. |
16.
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Fair Value has the meaning given to that term in section 3.1. |
17.
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including means including without limitation. |
18.
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Insider has the meaning given to the term insider in the TSX Rules. |
SCHEDULE 1.2.1 - Page ii
19.
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Law means all applicable law including all applicable securities laws and the rules applicable to any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted or on which the Company wishes to list or quote its shares (including any required prior regulatory approval or shareholder consent). |
20.
|
Option means a right granted to an Eligible Person to purchase Shares on the terms of this Plan. |
21.
|
Option Agreement means an agreement signed by the Company and by a Participant with respect to a granted Option, as contemplated by section 4.6. |
22.
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OSC Rule 45-105 means Ontario Securities Commission Rule 45-105 Trades to Employees, Senior Officers, Directors and Consultants, as that rule may be amended, renumbered or reclassified from time to time, and any successor to that rule. |
23.
|
Outstanding Issue has the meaning given to the term outstanding issue in the TSX Rules. |
24.
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Participant means an Eligible Person to whom an Option has been granted, and, as appropriate with respect to each individual Participant (including in calculating holdings of a Participant or addressing termination of a Participant), also includes an RRSP, RRIF, Subsidiary or Consultant Entity related to that Participant. |
25.
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Person means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, syndicate, sole proprietorship, company or corporation with or without share capital, unincorporated association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator or other legal personal representative, regulatory body or agency, government or governmental agency, authority or entity however designated or constituted. |
26.
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Plan means this 2003 Share Option Plan of the Company and all schedules attached to this Plan, in each case as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and unless otherwise indicated, references to Articles, sections and Schedules are to the specified Articles, sections and Schedules in this Plan. |
27.
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Previous Stock Option Plan means the stock option plan of the Company established June 3, 1993, as amended. Issuances of options under this stock option plan ceased November 20, 2003. |
28.
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Regulations means the regulations set out in Schedule 2.2.5 (Regulations) made under this Plan, as they may be amended from time to time in accordance with the Plan. |
29.
|
RRIF means a registered retirement income fund. |
30.
|
RRSP means a registered retirement savings plan. |
SCHEDULE 1.2.1 - Page iii
31.
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Share means a common share of the Company and includes any class of securities into which the common shares of the Company as a whole class may be subsequently reclassified, converted or exchanged. |
32.
|
Share Compensation Arrangement has the meaning given to the term share compensation arrangement in the TSX Rules. |
33.
|
Stock Market means each stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted and, in respect of any calculation or determination to be made under this Plan, means one which is selected by the Board for the purposes of the calculation or determination, generally on the basis of volume of trading or other measure as to the accuracy of the trading history. If the Shares are listed on the TSX, then Stock Market will mean the TSX for the purpose of any calculation or determination, unless the trading volume of the Shares is materially higher on another stock exchange or quotation system. |
34.
|
Stock Option has the meaning given to the term stock option in the TSX Rules. |
35.
|
Subsidiary has the meaning given to that term in Business Corporation Act (Ontario). |
36.
|
Termination Date means the date on which a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person in accordance with the Plan. |
37.
|
Transfer includes any sale, exchange, assignment, gift, bequest, disposition, mortgage, hypothecate, charge, pledge, encumbrance, grant of security interest or other arrangement by which possession, legal title, beneficial ownership or the right to receive proceeds or benefits of or from the subject matter passes from one Person to another, or to the same Person in a different capacity, whether or not voluntary and whether or not for value, and any agreement to effect any of the foregoing, and the words Transferred, Transferring and similar words have corresponding meanings. |
38.
|
TSX means the Toronto Stock Exchange. |
39.
|
TSX Rules means the rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange Company Manual relating to changes in capital structure of listed companies in connection with employee stock option and stock purchase plans, options for services, and related matters (currently sections 626 to 637.3), as those rules may be amended, renumbered or reclassified from time to time, or any successors. |
SCHEDULE 1.2.1 - Page iv
1.
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A person or company is considered to be an affiliated entity of another person or company if one is a subsidiary entity of the other or if both are subsidiary entities of the same person or company, or if each of them is controlled by the same person or company. |
2.
|
associate , where used to indicate a relationship with any person or company means, |
2.1.
|
any company of which such person or company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying more than 10 per cent of the voting rights attached to all voting securities of the company for the time being outstanding, |
2.2.
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any partner of that person or company, |
2.3.
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any trust or estate in which such person or company has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such person or company serves as trustee or in a similar capacity, |
2.4.
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any relative of that person who resides in the same home as that person, |
2.5.
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any person who resides in the same home as that person and to whom that person is married, or any person of the opposite sex or the same sex who resides in the same home as that person and with whom that person is living in a conjugal relationship outside marriage, or |
2.6.
|
any relative of a person mentioned in clause 2.5 who has the same home as that person. |
3.
|
a person or company is considered to be controlled by a person or company if |
3.1.
|
in the case of a person or company |
3.1.1.
|
voting securities of the first-mentioned person or company carrying more than 50 percent of the votes for the election of directors are held, otherwise than by way of security only, by or for the benefit of the other person or company, and |
3.1.2.
|
the votes carried by the securities are entitled, if exercised, to elect a majority of the directors of the first-mentioned person or company; |
SCHEDULE 1.2.2 - Page i
3.2.
|
in the case of a partnership that does not have directors, other than a limited partnership, the second-mentioned person or company holds more than 50 percent of the interests in the partnership; or |
3.3.
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in the case of a limited partnership, the general partner is the second-mentioned person or company. |
4.
|
consultant means, for an issuer, an individual, other than an employee or an executive of the issuer, that (1) is engaged to provide on a bona fide basis consulting, technical, management or other services to the issuer or to an affiliated entity of the issuer under a written contract between the issuer or the affiliated entity and the individual or a consultant company or consultant partnership of the individual, and (2) in the reasonable opinion of the issuer, spends or will spend a significant amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the issuer or an affiliated entity of the issuer. |
5.
|
employee means, for an issuer, an employee of the issuer or of an affiliated entity of the issuer, other than an executive of the issuer. |
6.
|
executive means, for an issuer, an issuer-officer or an issuer-director. |
7.
|
incentive means a compensation or incentive arrangement for an executive. |
8.
|
incentive plan means a plan providing for incentives. |
9.
|
insider of a listed company means: |
9.1.
|
an insider as defined in the Securities Act (Ontario), other than a person who falls within that definition solely by virtue of being a director or senior officer of a subsidiary of the listed company, and |
9.2.
|
an associate of any person who is an insider by virtue of 9.1. |
10.
|
outstanding issue means the number of shares of the applicable class outstanding on a non-diluted basis, subject to any applicable adjustments provided for in Sections 628 to 630 of the TSX Rules. |
11.
|
related person , for an issuer, means (1) a director or senior officer of the issuer or (2) an associate of a director or senior officer of the issuer. |
12.
|
share compensation arrangement means a stock option, stock option plan, employee stock purchase plan or any other compensation or incentive mechanism involving the issuance or potential issuance of shares to one or more service providers, including a share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the company by way of a loan, guaranty or otherwise. |
SCHEDULE 1.2.2 - Page ii
13.
|
stock option means an option to purchase shares from treasury granted to a service provider as a compensation or incentive mechanism. |
14.
|
a person or company is considered to be a subsidiary entity of another person or company if |
14.1.
|
it is controlled by |
14.1.1.
|
that other, or |
14.1.2.
|
that other and one or more persons or companies, each of which is controlled by that other, or |
14.1.3.
|
two or more persons or companies, each of which is controlled by that other; or |
14.2.
|
it is a subsidiary entity of a person or company that is that others subsidiary entity. |
SCHEDULE 1.2.2 - Page iii
1.
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Subject to the Law and upon notice to the Company, a Participant may Transfer Options, or Shares received under the exercise of Options, to any RRSP or RRIF established by or for the Participant or under which the Participant is a beneficiary. Upon death of a Participant, the Participants Option(s) will become part of the Participants estate, and any right of the Participant may be exercised by the former Participants legal representatives, provided the legal representatives comply with all obligations of the former Participant. |
2.
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A Participant who is an Executive or Employee will cease to be an Eligible Person on the earliest of: |
2.1.
|
the end of the notice period, if the Company gives the Participant notice of termination of appointment and/or employment or the Participant gives the Company notice of resignation and the Participant continues to hold the appointment and/or work during the notice period, |
2.2.
|
the date on which the Company gives the Participant notice of termination of appointment and/or employment (with or without Cause), if the Participant does not continue to hold the appointment and/or work during the notice period, and, for greater certainty, will not include any period of statutory or common law notice or severance, |
2.3.
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the date on which the Participant gives the Company notice of resignation, if the Participant does not continue to hold the appointment and/or work during the notice period, |
2.4.
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the date of the Participants retirement, |
2.5.
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the date of the Participants death, |
2.6.
|
the date of the Participants Disability, |
2.7.
|
the date on which the Participant otherwise fails to meet the criteria set out under the definition of an Eligible Person, and |
2.8.
|
in any other case, the actual date on which both the Participant and the Company had actual notice that the Participants appointment and/or employment would cease on a particular date. |
SCHEDULE 2.2.5 - Page i
3.
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The date of a Participants Disability will be the last day of the applicable period during which the Participant is unable to fulfil the Participants obligations to the Company. |
4.
|
A Participant who is a Consultant will cease to be an Eligible Person on the earliest of: |
4.1.
|
the completion or substantial performance of the Consultants engagement in accordance with the terms of the written contract, |
4.2.
|
the expiration of the Consultants written contract, |
4.3.
|
the notice of termination by the Company of the contract whether with or without Cause, or |
4.4.
|
the services of any key individual referred to in the Consultant Entitys contract no longer being available to the Company as required under the contract. |
5.
|
If the legal representative of a Participant who has died or has a Disability purports to exercise any Options of the Participant, the Company will have no obligation to issue the Shares until evidence satisfactory to the Company has been provided that the legal representative is entitled to exercise the Options. |
SCHEDULE 2.2.5 - Page ii
Date of grant of
Option:
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The total number
of Shares subject to this
Option is: |
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The exercise
price of this Option is:
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$___________________________________
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SCHEDULE 4.6 - Page i
Column
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Column 2
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Time
Period
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Number of
Options
vesting following that time period |
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SCHEDULE 4.6 - Page ii
SCHEDULE 4.6 - Page iii
By signing and delivering this agreement, you are acknowledging
receipt of copies of the Plan and having been provided with an opportunity to consider the Plan and to seek independent legal advice with respect to
them, and are agreeing to be bound by all terms of this letter and the Plan.
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By:
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Signature:
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___________________________________
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Name
(print):
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___________________________________
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Address:
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___________________________________
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___________________________________
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Date:
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___________________________________
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Witness
Signature:
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___________________________________
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Witness Name
print):
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___________________________________
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SCHEDULE 4.6 - Page iv
TO:
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Lorus Therapeutics Inc. (the Company)
2 Meridian Road Toronto, Ontario M9W 4Z7 Attention: Corporate Secretary |
RE:
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Share Option Exercise under the 2003 Share Option Plan of the Company |
[ ]
|
under section 5.1 of the Plan, exercise the vested portion of my Option to purchase Shares at the price of $ per Share, and I hereby subscribe for that number of Shares at that price, enclose payment for those Shares in full by bank draft or certified cheque in the total amount of $ and direct that |
[ ]
|
a certificate representing the subscribed Shares be delivered to me at the address set out below; |
[ ]
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a certificate representing the subscribed Shares be delivered to me at my office; or |
[ ]
|
the subscribed Shares be deposited directly into my broker account (see account details below), and I hereby authorize Computershare Trust Company of Canada, or such other registrar and transfer agent as the Company may appoint from time to time; |
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I am resident at the address set out below; and |
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I have received copies of the Plan and the Option Agreement and am agreeing to be bound by all terms of those agreements. |
SCHEDULE 5.1 - Page 5
Signature:
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___________________________________
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Name
(print):
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___________________________________
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Address:
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___________________________________
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___________________________________
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Date:
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___________________________________
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Broker
account
details: |
___________________________________
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___________________________________
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SCHEDULE 5.1 - Page 6
A)
|
You acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interest of the Corporation or such body corporate, as the case may be; and |
B)
|
In the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, you had reasonable grounds for believing that your conduct was lawful. |
By:
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President and CEO |
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Name |
Jurisdiction
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Other names under which it does
business
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GeneSense
Technologies Inc.
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Canada
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None
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NuChem
Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Ontario
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None
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LORUS THERAPEUTICS INC.
AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES
CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS
INTRODUCTION
It is our policy that our employees, directors and agents are held to the highest standards of honest and ethical conduct when acting on our behalf. In this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the Code ), all references to we, us, our, the Company and similar references refer to Lorus Therapeutics Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries.
At Lorus we are dedicated to the highest standards of ethical behaviour. These standards guide us in all aspects of our business culture whether it be with our employees, our shareholders, our business partners or cancer patients everywhere.
- Dr. Jim Wright, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lorus Therapeutics Inc.
The Code is intended to promote, among other things:
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honest and ethical conduct , including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and Company interests; |
|
full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in continuous disclosure reports and documents filed with or submitted to securities regulators and other public communications; |
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compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; |
|
prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to the appropriate person identified in the Code; and |
|
accountability for adherence to the Code. |
The Code is intended to provide general guidance as to ethical behaviour when dealing with other people -from employees, officers and directors to customers, suppliers, government authorities and the public. The Code is available at a dedicated page on the Companys website ( www.lorusthera.com ) and on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). All of our directors, officers, employees, agents and consultants (the Representatives ) are expected to adhere to the principles of the Code in their dealings with us and on our behalf.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
A conflict of interest occurs whenever your private interests interfere in any way (or even appear to interfere) with the interests of the Company and your employment duties and responsibilities.
You must avoid any investment, interest, association or other relationship that interferes, might interfere, or might be thought to interfere, with your independent exercise of judgment in the Companys best interest and otherwise with your professional obligations to the Company. Any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest must be disclosed as soon as possible to a member of the senior management team or if a member of the senior management team is not available, to the Chair of the Audit Committee and if none of them is available, to your immediate supervisor. Contact information for the Chairman of the Audit Committee can be obtained on a confidential basis from the Office Manager or the Finance Department . Officers and directors should make such disclosure to the Chair of the Audit Committee.
There are many situations that could give rise to a conflict of interest. The most common include but are not limited to:
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accepting gifts with a value exceeding $200 or other favours or kickbacks from suppliers; |
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employment by another company; |
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ownership of a significant part of another company or business; |
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close or family relationships with outside suppliers the closeness of the relationship might lead an employee to inadvertently compromise the Companys interests. Several factors to consider include: the relationship between us and the other company; the nature of ones responsibilities as a Company employee, and those of the person close to the employee; and the access each person has to his or her respective employers confidential information; |
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passing confidential information to competitors employees must treat all information from its customers, suppliers, or other third parties with the same degree of care as they are required to treat the Company own information; |
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loans by the Company to directors and executive officers; |
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investment activity using insider information; and |
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providing assistance to an organization that markets products and services in competition with the Companys own products or services Such organizations include suppliers, competitors, customers, and distributors. |
Conflicts of interest may not always be readily apparent, so if you are in doubt as to whether undertaking a particular course of action may lead to a conflict of interest or if you become aware of a conflict or potential conflict, you should consult with your immediate supervisor or a member of senior management of the Company.
BRIBES
All dealings between directors, officers, employees, agents and consultants and public officials are to be conducted in a manner that will not compromise the integrity or the reputation of any public official or of the Company. The appearance of impropriety in dealing with public officials, whether domestic or foreign, is improper and unacceptable. Any participation, whether directly or indirectly, in any bribes, kickbacks, illegal gratuities, indirect contributions or similar payments is expressly forbidden, whether or not they might further the interests of the Company. A high standard of integrity is of the utmost importance to the Company.
PROTECTION AND PROPER USE OF COMPANY ASSETS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Our property is of significant value to our competitiveness and success as a business. Company assets are for Company business and for Company use. You must not obtain, use or divert our property for personal use or benefit, materially alter or destroy our property or remove it without prior management approval. Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on the Companys profitability. All of our assets should be used for legitimate business purposes.
The Company is entitled to determine who should have access to its proprietary information and for what purpose. Representatives must not use or disclose confidential information except as authorized by the Company and must implement and/or follow safeguards to prevent loss of such information.
Commercial and other corporate opportunities of the Company are an important asset of the Company and must be protected by our Representatives. Any diversion of corporate opportunities through the use of information learned in ones capacity as a Representative of the Company will not be tolerated and should be reported to a senior officer of the Company and if such activity involves a senior officer of the Company, should be reported directly to the Chairman of the Audit Committee or ConfidenceLine.
Representatives will not use their employment status to obtain personal gain from those doing or seeking to do business with the Company. If improper financial benefit is gained by a Representative through a spouse, child or relative sharing the same residence as the employee, as a result of his or her employment, or by the use or misuse of confidential information, the Representative must account for any benefit received. Representatives must act in such a manner that their conduct will bear the closest scrutiny should circumstances demand that it be examined.
ACCOUNTING AND RECORDS
All of the Companys books, records, accounts and financial statements must be maintained in reasonable detail and must reflect accurately and fairly, our operations and financial position, underlying transactions and dispositions of assets. These books, records and statements must conform to applicable legal requirements, to our system of internal controls and to generally accepted accounting principles.
You must ensure the accuracy and integrity of our corporate records and that all of our assets and liabilities are properly recorded on the Companys books. In maintaining accurate books and records, you should:
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volunteer knowledge of any untruthful or inaccurate statements or records, whether intentionally or unintentionally made; |
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make sure that contracts to which the Company is a party are in writing; |
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make sure that side letters or comfort letters which are not mentioned in the main document and are not exhibits, appendices or attachments to the main document are executed only after being approved by a member of senior management and |
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make sure that our records are always retained or destroyed according to our document retention policies. |
PUBLIC COMPANY REPORTING
As a public company, it is critical that our filings with securities regulatory authorities be accurate and timely.
You may not, directly or indirectly, make or cause to be made a materially false or misleading statement, or omit to state, or cause another person to omit to state, any material fact necessary in order to make statements made not misleading, in light of the circumstances in which such statements were made, to the Companys independent auditors, the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors or to a member of the Companys Finance Department in connection with:
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You may not, directly or indirectly take any action to fraudulently influence, coerce, manipulate, or mislead any independent public or certified public accountant engaged in the performance of an audit or review of the financial statements of the Company that are required to be filed with regulators, if you knew or were unreasonable in not knowing that such action could, if successful, result in rendering such financial statements materially misleading.
Our policy is to comply with all applicable financial reporting and accounting regulations applicable to us. If you have concerns or complaints regarding questionable accounting or audit matters of the Company, then you should submit those concerns or complaints (anonymously, confidentially or otherwise) to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (which will, subject to its duties arising under applicable law, regulations and legal proceedings) treat such submissions confidentially. Such submissions may be directed to the attention of the Audit Committee, or any director who is a member of the Audit Committee (or ConfidenceLine).
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
You are expected to comply with both the letter and spirit of all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. You should be aware of and, to the extent you are a member of senior management, are responsible for establishing and maintaining procedures to:
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understand applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; |
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monitor compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; and |
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identify any possible violations of applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations and report to a member of the senior management team and correct in a timely and effective manner any violations of applicable laws or governmental rules and regulations. |
AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS AND WAIVERS OF THE CODE
The Code may be amended, modified or waived by our Board of Directors and waivers may also be granted by the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, subject to the disclosure and other provisions of applicable securities laws, regulations and policies.
REPORTING ANY ILLEGAL OR UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR AND VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE: WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
Illegal or unethical behaviour and any violation of the Code and its requirements are taken seriously by us. If you are concerned that illegal or unethical behaviour or violations of the Code may be taking place, you should contact, orally or in writing, an officer of the Company or your immediate supervisor. The report should include all evidence of activity by a department or Representative of the Company that may constitute any of the following:
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The party receiving your report will record receiving the report and document how the situation was handled.
In instances where you have not received a satisfactory response from an executive officer or your immediate supervisor, or if you are uncomfortable addressing your concerns to these individuals, we have engaged ConfidenceLine, an independent third party supplier, to provide a confidential and anonymous communication channel for reporting concerns about possible violations of the Code as well as financial and accounting irregularities or fraud. The ConfidenceLine Call Centre is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provides assistance in more than 150 languages. All inquiries will be handled promptly and discreetly.
To make a report you may call 1-800-661-9675 within Canada or the United States.
If you bring forward a complaint, you have the right to remain anonymous and your confidentiality will be protected, except as necessary to conduct the investigation and take any remedial action, and subject to and in accordance with applicable law, regulation or legal proceedings. We will not permit retaliation, harassment, discharge, or other types of discrimination, including but not limited to, compensation or terms and conditions of employment of any kind by or on behalf of the Company or you, in respect of reports made in good faith or complaints of violations of this Code or other illegal or unethical conduct. In addition, no individual may be adversely affected if he or she refuses to carry out a directive which constitutes fraud or violation of any of the noted incidents. Nevertheless, if you participated in the alleged violation or alleged illegal or unethical behaviour, disciplinary action may be necessary. Disciplinary action up to and including dismissal will be taken against anyone who retaliates, directly or indirectly, or encourages others to do so, against anyone who reports a violation of the Code or illegal or unethical behaviour.
All Representatives have a duty to cooperate in an investigation. Should a Representative fail to cooperate or provides false information in an investigation, the Company will take effective remedial action commensurate with the severity of the offense. The action may include disciplinary measures up to and including termination.
To protect our good name, we may discipline and/or terminate our relationship or affiliation with any Representative who breaches the Code, its related policies or engages in illegal or unethical behaviour. In the case of members of the board of directors, we may require that they resign from their position.
DISSEMINATION
A member of the senior management team will send out an e-mail to all Representatives on an annual basis, reminding them of their obligations under the Code.
WHERE TO SEEK CLARIFICATION
Conflict of Interest............................................. |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Your immediate Supervisor Chief Executive Officer |
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Director of Finance |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Illegal Unethical Behaviour or Suspected Breach of this Code.......................... |
Your supervisor Member of senior management Chairman of the Audit Committee ConfidenceLine
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Lorus Therapeutics Inc.; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the companys disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the companys internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the companys auditors and the audit committee of the companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the companys internal control over financial reporting. |
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Lorus Therapeutics Inc.; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the companys disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the companys internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the companys auditors and the audit committee of the companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the companys internal control over financial reporting. |
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |